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Know Correct Vaccination Law for Accurate Rotavirus Reporting

Published on Wed Oct 25, 2017

Question: A mother came to us with her daughter, who had just started daycare. For two days, the patient had experienced diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Our pediatrician also noted that she was dehydrated and that her stomach was distended and tender when palpitated. After administering a test, our provider diagnosed the patient with rotavirus. How should we go about documenting this [...]
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