TY - JOUR T1 - Rotavirus vaccine timeliness in special care nurseries JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F251 LP - F252 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306107 VL - 99 IS - 3 AU - Nigel W Crawford AU - Rod W Hunt Y1 - 2014/05/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/3/F251.2.abstract N2 - Preterm infants are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from rotavirus gastroenteritis.1 The impact of vaccines in reducing rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis admissions has been documented internationally, including in Australia.2 The UK introduced a live attenuated oral rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix (GSK)) for infants in July 2013. Healthcare providers need to be aware that the vaccine has strict administration age cut-offs, with the first dose to be administered by 14 weeks and the second dose by 24 weeks of age.3 These strict timelines are due to a small but significant increase in intussusception following oral rotavirus vaccines.4 Immunisations are often delayed in preterm infants despite recommendations that they … ER -