Murang'a District Hospital, Paediatrics, Nairobi, Kenya.
Vaccine. 2011 May 23;29(23):4019-24. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.053. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
Rotavirus infection is the single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under five years of age. The costs of care and treatment for rotavirus gastroenteritis are high. The objective was to compute average cost of care for children admitted with rotavirus gastroenteritis. A survey was conducted in children admitted with a diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis in Nairobi, Kenya. These were recruited and followed up till discharge or death. The costs they incurred were collected and the average costs were calculated. We concluded that rotavirus gastroenteritis leads to considerable resource utilization in health care settings and the society.
轮状病毒感染是五岁以下儿童急性肠胃炎的最常见原因。轮状病毒肠胃炎的治疗和护理费用很高。本研究旨在计算轮状病毒肠胃炎患儿的平均治疗费用。在肯尼亚内罗毕，对诊断为急性肠胃炎的住院患儿进行了一项调查。对这些患儿进行了招募并进行了随访，直至出院或死亡。收集了他们所产生的费用，并计算了平均费用。我们得出结论，轮状病毒肠胃炎在医疗保健环境和社会中导致了大量资源的利用。
