Risk factors for pneumonic and ulceroglandular tularaemia in Finland: A population-based case-control study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2207-2216

  Rossow, H ^a,b   Ollgren, J ^c   Klemets, P ^c   Pietarinen, I ^d   Saikku, J ^e   Pekkanen, E ^c   Nikkari, S ^b   Syrjala H ^f   Kuusi, M ^c   Nuorti, J P ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Centre for Biothreat Preparedness CB Defence and Environmental Health Centre Finnish Defence Forces   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Occupational Healthcare   (Finland)

^e SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case control study; epidemiology; Francisella tularensis; risk factors; tularaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGROFORESTRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DUST EXPOSURE; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSQUITO BITE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIC TULAREMIA; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TULAREMIA; ULCEROGLANDULAR TULAREMIA; WATER SUPPLY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUST; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; INFANT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ULCER; TULAREMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906318517     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813002999     Document Type: Article

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