Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
We aimed to determine the epidemiology and burden of rotavirus (RV) gastroenteritis (GE) in children requiring hospital care in an urban setting in Sabah, Malaysia. A prospective study of all patients younger than 12 years of age admitted with acute GE to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah, over a six-month period (October 2005 to March 2006) was conducted. During the study period, a total of 167 children with acute GE who had stool samples examined for RV were studied. RV accounted for 16 of all diarrhoeal cases, and 1.7 of all admissions to the children's wards during the study period. There was no difference in severity of GE between RV and non-RV groups. RV infection is a common cause of childhood GE requiring hospital care in Sabah.
Keywords
Childhood rotavirus infection, Sabah
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
ISSN
0300-5283
Recommended Citation
Goh, C.T.; Cheah, P.K.; Soo, T.L.; and Lee, Way Seah, "The epidemiology and burden of childhood rotavirus infection in a tertiary hospital in Sabah, Malaysia" (2009). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 2480.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/2480
Divisions
fac_med
Volume
64
Issue
2
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association