TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing risk factors of sporadic Campylobacter infection
T2 - A case-control study in Arizona
AU - Pogreba-Brown, Kristen M
AU - Baker, A.
AU - Ernst, K.
AU - Stewart, J.
AU - Harris, R. B.
AU - Weiss, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Case-control studies of sporadic Campylobacter infections have predominately been conducted in non-Hispanic populations. In Arizona, rates of campylobacteriosis have been historically higher than the national average, with particularly high rates in Hispanics. In 2010, health departments and a state university collaborated to conduct a statewide case-control study to determine whether risk factors differ in an ethnically diverse region of the United States. Statistically significant risk factors in the final multivariate model were: eating cantaloupe [odds ratio (OR) 7·64], handling raw poultry (OR 4·88) and eating queso fresco (OR 7·11). In addition, compared to non-Hispanic/non-travellers, the highest risk group were Hispanic/non-travellers (OR 7·27), and Hispanic/travellers (OR 5·87, not significant). Results of this study suggest Hispanics have higher odds of disease, probably due to differential exposures. In addition to common risk factors, consumption of cantaloupe was identified as a significant risk factor. These results will inform public health officials of the varying risk factors for Campylobacter in this region.
AB - Case-control studies of sporadic Campylobacter infections have predominately been conducted in non-Hispanic populations. In Arizona, rates of campylobacteriosis have been historically higher than the national average, with particularly high rates in Hispanics. In 2010, health departments and a state university collaborated to conduct a statewide case-control study to determine whether risk factors differ in an ethnically diverse region of the United States. Statistically significant risk factors in the final multivariate model were: eating cantaloupe [odds ratio (OR) 7·64], handling raw poultry (OR 4·88) and eating queso fresco (OR 7·11). In addition, compared to non-Hispanic/non-travellers, the highest risk group were Hispanic/non-travellers (OR 7·27), and Hispanic/travellers (OR 5·87, not significant). Results of this study suggest Hispanics have higher odds of disease, probably due to differential exposures. In addition to common risk factors, consumption of cantaloupe was identified as a significant risk factor. These results will inform public health officials of the varying risk factors for Campylobacter in this region.
KW - Campylobacter
KW - community epidemics
KW - foodborne infections
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U2 - 10.1017/S0950268815002162
DO - 10.1017/S0950268815002162
M3 - Article
C2 - 26828241
AN - SCOPUS:84961683198
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 144
SP - 829
EP - 839
JO - Epidemiology and infection
JF - Epidemiology and infection
IS - 4
ER -