Abstract
This study gives, for the first time, an estimate of the incidence and the cost of rotavirus infection in day care centers in Lyon, France.
References
Buttery JP, Mayon-White RT, Davison K, Ramsay M, Sweetman WA, Diggle L, Desselberger U, Moxon ER (2001) Clinical and cost impact of rotavirus diarrhoea in Oxfordshire nurseries and primary care patients. Arch Dis Child 84(Suppl 1):A61
Collet JP, Burtin P, Floret D (1992) Risque infectieux chez l’enfant en crèche. Rev Prat 42:1797–1803
Ford-Jones EL, Wang E, Petric M, Corey P, Moineddin R, Fearon M (2000) Rotavirus-associated diarrhea in outpatient settings and child care centers. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154(6):586–593
Hjelt K, Pærregaard A, Nielsen OH, Grauballe PC, Gaarslev K, Holten-Andersen W, Tvede M, Ørskov F, Krasilnikoff PA (1987) Acute gastroenteritis in children attending day-care centres with special reference to rotavirus infections. I. Aetiology and epidemiologic aspects. Acta Pædiatr Scand 76(5):754–762
Melliez H, Boelle P-Y, Baron S, Mouton Y, Yazdanpanah Y (2005) Morbidité et coût des infections à rotavirus en France. Médecine et maladies infectieuses 35:175–176
Roberts JA, Cumberland P, Sockett PN, Wheeler J, Rodrigues LC, Sethi D, Roderick PJ (2003) The study of infectious intestinal disease in England: socio-economic impact. Epidemiol Infect 130(1):1–11
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0610-0
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Floret, D., Lina, B., Pinchinat, S. et al. Epidemiology and burden of rotavirus diarrhea in day care centers in Lyon, France. Eur J Pediatr 165, 905–906 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0187-z
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0187-z