Average rates of hospital admission for community-acquired rotavirus infection and hospital-acquired rotavirus infection among age groups that were not eligible for the vaccine in the pre- and post-vaccine periods
| Variable | Rate | Average decrease in rate, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-vaccine period | Post-vaccine period | ||
| Average admission rate for community-acquired infections per 10 000 hospital admissions | |||
| Age group | |||
| 24–59 mo | 15.4 | 1.4 | 91 |
| 5–9 yr | 6.1 | 1.6 | 74 |
| 10–16 yr | 2.3 | 0.5 | 76 |
| Average rate of hospital-acquired infections per 1000 patient-days | |||
| Age group | |||
| 24–59 mo | 0.054 | 0.003 | 95 |
| 5–9 yr | 0.022 | 0.003 | 85 |
| 10–16 yr | 0.012 | 0.005 | 61 |