Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública Print version ISSN
1020-4989 GOMEZ, Jorge A. et al. Anticipating rotavirus
vaccines: review of epidemiologic studies of rotavirus diarrhea
in Argentina. Rev Panam Salud Publica [online]. 1998, vol.3,
n.2, pp. 69-78. ISSN 1020-4989.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1020-49891998000200001. Rotavirus is
the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children worldwide,
and vaccines currently being field-tested could be available for
childhood immunization in several years. To assess the rotavirus
disease burden in Argentina and the value of future national
surveillance for the disease, we reviewed available data on
rotavirus detections reported by published and unpublished
studies conducted in nine Argentine cities and by a multicenter
study. Data from these studies indicated that rotavirus was
detected in 20% of 5 226 specimens (within a range of 6% to 54%
for different studies) from children hospitalized for diarrhea
and in 9% of 6 587 specimens (within a range of 5% to 22% for
dif