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Burden of rotavirus-associated and non-rotavirus-associated diarrhea among nonhospitalized individuals in central Italy: a 1-year sentinel-based epidemiological and virological surveillance.

Ansaldi F, Lai P, Valle L, Riente R, Durando P, Sticchi L, Tucci P, Biasci P, Crovari P, Gasparini R, Icardi G,

Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. filippo.ansaldi@unige.it

A community sentinel pediatrician-based epidemiological and virological surveillance study was conducted to estimate the incidence of gastroenteritis and laboratory-confirmed rotavirus-associated disease. The 1-year cumulative incidence of gastroenteritis in the cohort of children aged 0-5 years was 21%, with the highest rates in the 7-12-month and 13-18-month age groups (41.1% and 41.7%, respectively). Approximately one-third of gastroenteritis cases requiring an office visit or telephone consultation were attributable to rotavirus infection.

Published 21 February 2008 in Clin Infect Dis, 46(6): e51-5.
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