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Incidence of Intussusception in Bamako, Mali, Before and After the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine

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Abstract Pentavalent rotavirus vaccine has been associated with a small increase in intussusception, but pre- and post-introduction data are lacking in many low-resource settings. Using chart review and prospective surveillance… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Pentavalent rotavirus vaccine has been associated with a small increase in intussusception, but pre- and post-introduction data are lacking in many low-resource settings. Using chart review and prospective surveillance data, intussusception incidence was estimated in Bamako, Mali. The mean annual intussusception incidence post-introduction was not significantly different from that of pre-introduction.

Keywords: intussusception; introduction; incidence; rotavirus vaccine; bamako mali

Journal Title: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Year Published: 2022

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