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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Research article

Do patients with recurrent episodes of campylobacteriosis differ from those with a single disease event?

Authors: Julie Arsenault, André Ravel, Pascal Michel, Olaf Berke, Pierre Gosselin

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Background

Although Campylobacter is the leading cause of reported bacterial gastro-enteritis in industrialized countries, little is known on its recurrence. The objective of this study is to describe the risk and the patient characteristics of recurrent episodes of human campylobacteriosis reported in Quebec.

Methods

Laboratory-confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis reported in the province of Quebec, Canada, through ongoing surveillance between 1996 and 2006 were analyzed. The risk of having a recurrent episode of campylobacteriosis was described using life table estimates. Logistic regression was used to assess if gender, age and patient residential location were associated with an increased risk of recurrence.

Results

Compared to the baseline risk, the risk for a recurrent disease event was higher for a period of four years and followed a decreasing trend. This increased risk of a recurrent event was similar across gender, but higher for people from rural areas and lower for children under four years of age.

Conclusions

These results may suggest the absence of durable immunity or clinical resilience following a first episode of campylobacteriosis and periodical re-exposure, at least among cases reported through the surveillance system.
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Metadata
Title
Do patients with recurrent episodes of campylobacteriosis differ from those with a single disease event?
Authors
Julie Arsenault
André Ravel
Pascal Michel
Olaf Berke
Pierre Gosselin
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-32

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