A Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in Sydney Associated with a Public Swimming Facility : A Case-Control Study
Joint Authors
Ferson, Mark J.
Ressler, Kelly-Anne
Mayne, Darren J.
Hockey, Gareth
Botham, Susan J.
Smith, Diane
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In February, 2008, the South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Public Health Unit investigated an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis within the south east region of Sydney, Australia.
Thirty-one cases with laboratory-confirmed cryptosporidiosis and 97 age- and geographically matched controls selected by random digit dialling were recruited into a case-control study and interviewed for infection risk factors.
Cryptosporidiosis was associated with swimming at Facility A (matched odds ratio = 19.4, 95% confidence interval: 3.7–100.8) and exposure to household contacts with diarrhoea (matched odds ratio = 7.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.9–31.4) in multivariable conditional logistic regression models.
A protective effect for any animal contact was also found (matched odds ratio = 0.2, 95% confidence interval: 0.1–0.7).
Cryptosporidium hominis subtype IbA10G2 was identified in 8 of 11 diagnostic stool samples available for cases.
This investigation reaffirms the importance of public swimming pools as potential sources of Cryptosporidium infection and ensuring their compliance with water-quality guidelines.
The protective effect of animal contact may be suggestive of past exposure leading to immunity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mayne, Darren J.& Ressler, Kelly-Anne& Smith, Diane& Hockey, Gareth& Botham, Susan J.& Ferson, Mark J.. 2011. A Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in Sydney Associated with a Public Swimming Facility : A Case-Control Study. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464204
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mayne, Darren J.…[et al.]. A Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in Sydney Associated with a Public Swimming Facility : A Case-Control Study. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464204
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mayne, Darren J.& Ressler, Kelly-Anne& Smith, Diane& Hockey, Gareth& Botham, Susan J.& Ferson, Mark J.. A Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in Sydney Associated with a Public Swimming Facility : A Case-Control Study. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464204
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464204