Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination on Hospitalisations for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children Aged <5 Years in Australia

Inclusion Criteria

• •Children \<5 years of age;
• •Children with a diagnosis of all-cause gastroenteritis, rotavirus gastroenteritis or bronchiolitis in the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) database in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Northern Territory, from 1998 to 2009;
• •Children who were vaccinated with Rotarix or RotaTeq in New South Wales and Queensland, registered in the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) database in Queensland and New South Wales, from 2007 to 2009.