Background Rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) is the most common cause of severe
childhood diarrhea worldwide. Objectives were to estimate the burden of RVGE among …

Rotaviruses are a major cause of hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in developed
countries. This review shows the burden of rotavirus disease in< 5-year-old children in …

Studies published between 1986 and 1999 indicated that rotavirus causes≈ 22%(range
17%–28%) of childhood diarrhea hospitalizations. From 2000 to 2004, this proportion …

Background: A substantial number of surveillance studies have documented rotavirus
prevalence among children admitted for dehydrating diarrhea. We sought to establish global …

Background: Oligosaccharides in milk act as soluble decoy receptors and prevent pathogen
adhesion to the infant gut. Milk oligosaccharides reduce infectivity of a porcine rotavirus …

Rotavirus gastroenteritis is the major cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea in children
worldwide. This study compares rotavirus diarrhea in 351 children in a community-based …

Background Group A rotaviruses are the most common causative agent of acute
gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age throughout the world. This sentinel …

Objectives. The aim of the study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of the probiotics—
Saccharomyces boulardii and Bifidobacterium lactis—in children who had been diagnosed …

Background. The availability of comprehensive, up-to-date epidemiologic data would
improve the understanding of the disease burden and clinical consequences of rotavirus …

To assess whether breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis (AGE) due to
rotavirus (RV) infection compared to RV-negative AGE (RV−) in children age 0–12 months …