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Risk factors for campylobacter infection in infants and young children: a matched case-control study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2002

T. D. TENKATE  and
R. J. STAFFORD
T. D. TENKATE
Affiliation:
Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Australia
R. J. STAFFORD
Affiliation:
Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Australia
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Abstract

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Campylobacter infection has one of the highest rates of all the notifiable diseases in Australia, with a peak in children aged 0–35 months. A matched case-control study was conducted to investigate risk factors for campylobacter infection for children in this age group. Eighty-one cases and 144 controls were enrolled in the study that was conducted between 24 January 1996 and 21 January 1997. The following risk factors were found to be independently associated with illness: ownership of pet puppies (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 16·58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3·73–73·65) and pet chickens (OR 11·80, CI 1·37–101·75), and consumption of mayonnaise (OR 4·13, CI 1·61–10·59). We propose that children aged less than 3 years are at risk of campylobacter infection if residing in a household which has puppies or chickens as pets.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 127 , Issue 3 , December 2001 , pp. 399 - 404
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press