American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on October 5, 2005
American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 162(10):1008-1015; doi:10.1093/aje/kwi316
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Spatial Distribution and Registry-based Case-Control Analysis of Campylobacter Infections in Denmark, 1991–2001
From the Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Correspondence to Dr. Steen Ethelberg, Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark (e-mail: set{at}ssi.dk).
Using data from an 11-year period (1991–2001), the authors analyzed available information on location of residence for all registered, laboratory-confirmed, domestically acquired cases of campylobacteriosis in Denmark. Patient data were merged with data from a national register on housing and addresses, and a population density index was constructed using the Danish population register. The study was performed as a register-based case-control study; 15 age-matched controls for each case were selected from the national population register. A total of 22,066 cases were compared with 318,958 controls in logistic regression analysis. Living in types of housing found in rural areas and living in areas with a low population density were both associated with an increased risk of infection. This relation concerned children in particular and explained one third of cases among children in the countryside. Furthermore, in some counties there was an association between infection and type of drinking-water company serving the home. This study indicated that contact with animals or the environment is the source of a substantial proportion of sporadic Campylobacter infections in the Danish countryside, particularly among children.
Campylobacter; case-control studies; registries; risk factors; water
Abbreviations: CPR, Central Person Register
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