Pediatr. praxi. 2013;14(1):51-53

Rotavirus gastroenteritis - significance and options of prevention

MUDr.Jan Pavelka^1,2, MUDr.Lenka Krbková, CSc.^1,2, MUDr.Lukáš Homola^1,2

¹ Klinika dětských infekčních nemocí, FN Brno

² Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Brno

We performed a retrospective analysis of the etiology of acute gastroenteritides (GE) in patients hospitalized at the Department of

Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Brno University Hospital in 2011. Rotavirus was shown in 35.8 % of them, with 91 % being children

up to five years of age and 73 % children up to three years of age; the majority of patients were between six and 30 months old. Typically,

most of the patients were hospitalized during the period December to May. Rotavirus is the most frequent causative agent of GE as well

as pediatric death in the world. Worldwide, an average of 611,000 children die of RVGE annually, most of them in developing countries.

In developed countries, the economic and emotional/social burden is an issue. An effective method of prevention is vaccination.

Keywords: rotavirus, gastroenteritis, RotaTeq, Rotarix, efficacy

Published: February 15, 2013  Show citation