A modified Vesikari severity score (MVSS) is a useful research tool for assessing severity of acute gastroenteritis. We present a MVSS for studies in which a follow-up assessment of symptoms cannot be obtained. The MVSS significantly correlated with other markers of severity, including illness duration and work and school absenteeism.
Keywords: United States; acute gastroenteritis; rotavirus; severity score; surveillance.
Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2024. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.