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Table 2 Numbers and proportions of AGE and severe AGE patients aged ≥ 6 years

From: Changes in the numbers of patients with acute gastroenteritis after voluntary introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in a Japanese children’s primary emergency medical center

 

Full season

Rotavirus season

Norovirus season

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

2011

2012

2013

2014

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total number of patients

8306

8669

7522

7941

2775

2816

2399

2591

4036

3333

3527

3765

AGE patients

1730 (21)

1830 (21)

1758 (23)

1706 (21)

634 (23)

552 (20)**

588 (25)

577 (22)

740 (18)

900 (27)

771 (22)

753 (20)

Severe AGE patients

407 (5)

385 (4)

329 (4)

332 (4)*

161 (6)

112 (4)**

132 (6)

123 (5)

169 (4)

190 (6)

147 (4)

165 (4)

  1. Data are presented as n (%). AGE, acute gastroenteritis
  2. * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01 compared with in 2011