Table 1. Proportion of hospitalized children and emergency room (ER) visits with rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) in Romania, 2008–09.
Hospitalizations | ER Visits | |||
Age group | RV+ cases | Proportion of RVGE (95%CI) | RV+ cases | Proportion of RVGE (95%CI) |
<6 months | 50 | 37.88 (29.58–46.73) | 13 | 22.81 (12.74–35.84) |
6–11 months | 74 | 45.96 (38.09–53.98) | 23 | 37.10 (25.15–50.31) |
0 to <1 year | 124 | 42.32 (36.60–48.20) | 36 | 30.25 (22.17–39.35) |
12–23 months | 130 | 59.09 (52.28–65.65) | 50 | 39.06 (30.56–48.08) |
24–35 months | 50 | 57.47 (46.41–68.01) | 33 | 37.50 (27.40–48.46) |
36–47 months | 32 | 59.26 (45.03–72.43) | 20 | 50.00 (33.80–66.20) |
48–59 months | 14 | 60.87 (38.54–80.29) | 5 | 21.74 (7.46–43.70) |
0 to <2 years | 254 | 49.51 (45.10–53.93) | 86 | 34.82 (28.89–41.12) |
2 to <5 years | 96 | 58.54 (50.59–66.16) | 58 | 38.41 (30.62–46.67) |
Overall | 350 | 51.70 (47.86–55.52) | 144 | 36.18 (31.45–41.12) |