Intussusception after Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in India

202054 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Samarasimha Reddy N · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Nayana P. Nair · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Jacqueline E. Tate · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Varunkumar Thiyagarajan · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Sidhartha Giri · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Ira Praharaj · Christian Medical College, Vellore

Venkata Raghava Mohan

Abstract

The rotavirus vaccine produced in India that we evaluated was not associated with intussusception in Indian infants. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 383, Issue 20, pp. 1932-1940

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2002276

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