Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance
BACKGROUND: The Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) surveillance for rotavirus relies on monitoring hospital admissions. Because a diagnosis of rotavirus is not necessary for treatment purposes, and rotavirus is not a reportable disease, wide variation may exist in the admittin...
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| author | Julie A. Bettinger Kathryn Wills Nicole Le Saux David W Scheifele Scott A. Halperin Wendy Vaudry Members of the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) |
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| description | BACKGROUND: The Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) surveillance for rotavirus relies on monitoring hospital admissions. Because a diagnosis of rotavirus is not necessary for treatment purposes, and rotavirus is not a reportable disease, wide variation may exist in the admitting and testing practices for this disease. From 2005 to 2007, the number of rotavirus admissions differed significantly among IMPACT centres, and this variation could not be explained by population differences alone. Understanding this variation is important when interpreting surveillance data and estimating the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-27180e756220422ba61e4e136d6f3fa02025-02-03T06:06:51ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-01221151810.1155/2011/656404Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for SurveillanceJulie A. Bettinger0Kathryn Wills1Nicole Le Saux2David W Scheifele3Scott A. Halperin4Wendy Vaudry5Members of the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT)6Vaccine Evaluation Centre, BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaVaccine Evaluation Centre, BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaChildren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaVaccine Evaluation Centre, BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCanadian Centre for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaStollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaVaccine Evaluation Centre, BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: The Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) surveillance for rotavirus relies on monitoring hospital admissions. Because a diagnosis of rotavirus is not necessary for treatment purposes, and rotavirus is not a reportable disease, wide variation may exist in the admitting and testing practices for this disease. From 2005 to 2007, the number of rotavirus admissions differed significantly among IMPACT centres, and this variation could not be explained by population differences alone. Understanding this variation is important when interpreting surveillance data and estimating the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/656404 |
| spellingShingle | Julie A. Bettinger Kathryn Wills Nicole Le Saux David W Scheifele Scott A. Halperin Wendy Vaudry Members of the Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive (IMPACT) Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance |
| title_full | Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance |
| title_fullStr | Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance |
| title_short | Heterogeneity of Rotavirus Testing and Admitting Practices for Gastroenteritis among 12 Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance |
| title_sort | heterogeneity of rotavirus testing and admitting practices for gastroenteritis among 12 tertiary care pediatric hospitals implications for surveillance |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/656404 |
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