1 Pediatric, General Pediatric Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
2 Professor, Head of Pediatric Infectious Disease Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
3 Radiologist, American Hospital Center, Pristina, Kosovo.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 27(03), 044-049
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2025.27.3.3109
Received on 23 July 2025; revised on 30 August 2025; accepted on 01 September 2025
Diarrhea is the passage of excessively liquid or frequent stools with increased water content. Acute diarrhea is defined as the abrupt onset of 3 or more loose stools per day and lasts no longer than 14 days. The most common causes of acute diarrhea in children are viral infection, rotaviruses the most common. Although often considered a benign disease, acute gastroenteritis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children around the world, responsible for 1.34 million deaths annually in children younger than 5 years, which account for 15% of all child deaths. The introduction and free access of Rotarix since 2019 in Albania had an enormous impact in morbidity and hospitalization due to gastroenteritis in children.
Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus; Vaccine; Children; Hospitalization
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Elda Skenderi, Alberta Shkembi, Gjeorgjina Kuli-Lito, Manika Kreka-Face, Griselda Veizaj and Admir Sulovari. The burden of diarrhea in children’s hospitalization prior and post rotavirus vaccination. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 27(03), 044-049. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.27.3.3109.
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