Burden and genotyping of rotavirus disease in the United Arab Emirates

Figures & data

Figure 1. Age distribution of children hospitalized with acute GE and RVGE (n = 758). Footnote: Note, N: Number of children included in the final analysis.

Table 1. Clinical characteristics by RV status (n = 758)

Symptoms and signs	Number (%) of children
	RV-positive 381 (50.3)	RV-negative 377 (49.7)
Severity before hospitalization*
Mild (< 7)	51 (13.4)	72 (19.1)
Moderate (7–10)	169 (44.4)	188 (49.9)
Severe (≥ 11)	161 (42.3)	117 (31.0)
Symptoms before hospitalization
Diarrhea	367 (96.3)	345 (91.5)
Vomiting	363 (95.3)	324 (85.9)
Fever	209 (54.9)	212 (56.2)
Duration of diarrhea before hospitalization
1–4 d	335 (91.3)	303 (87.8)
5 d	22 (6.0)	15 (4.3)
≥ 6 d	10 (2.7)	27 (7.8)
Treatment received during hospitalization
Oral rehydration	361 (94.8)	330 (87.5)
Intravenous rehydration	377 (99.0)	359 (95.2)
Antibiotics	39 (10.2)	72 (19.1)
Outcome at discharge
Recovered	337 (99.0)	370 (98.1)
Ongoing	4 (1.0)	5 (1.3)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)

* Severity of RVGE based on 20-point Vesikari scale, N, Number of children in the final analysis.

Figure 2. Distribution of RV strains in RV-positive stool samples (n = 268). Footnote: Note, N: Number of RV positive children; WT: Wild type.

Figure 3. Seasonal distribution of hospitalization for acute GE and RVGE (n = 758). Footnote: Note 1: N, Number of children included in the final analysis. Note 2, Jul-09 and Jul-10 do not account for full months.