Volume 9, Number 5—May 2003
Research
Global Illness and Deaths Caused by Rotavirus Disease in Children
Umesh D. Parashar*
, Erik G. Hummelman*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Mark A. Miller†, and Roger I. Glass*
, Erik G. Hummelman*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Mark A. Miller†, and Roger I. Glass*
Table 2
Estimates of the annual number of episodes of rotavirus diarrhea among children <5 years of age in developing countries, by setting
| Home | Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual no. of diarrhea episodes (x1,000) | 1,287,405 | 123,580 | 9,015 |
| Median % of episodes with rotavirus (IQR)aI | 8.1 (4.0–12.2) | 18.8 (15.0–22.0) | 21.3 (17.2–28.8) |
| Total rotavirus episodes (range) (x1,000) | 104,280 (51,496–157,063) | 23,233 (18,537–27,188) | 1,920 (1,551–2,596) |
aIQR, interquartile range.
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