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Data on incidence and causes of hospitalization and consequent expenses among Indian children are limited.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cohort of 6000 children aged 0.5\u201315 years residing in urban Vellore was followed for 3 years, under the Vellore Typhoid Study, 2016\u20132017, and later under the Surveillance for Enteric Fever project, 2017\u20132019. Data on hospitalization events and associated antibiotic use, and direct medical costs for fever-related hospitalization of study children were obtained from caregivers through weekly follow-up by study field workers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of hospitalization was 33 per 1000 child-years of observation. Children aged 0.5\u20135 years had the highest incidence of hospitalization. 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