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- Title
Attribution of Campylobacter Infections in Northeast Scotland to Specific Sources by Use of Multilocus Sequence Typing.
- Authors
Strachan, Norval J. C.; Gormley, Fraser J.; Rotariu, Ovidiu; Ogden, Iain D.; Miller, Gordon; Dunn, Geoff M.; Sheppard, Samuel K.; Dallas, John F.; Reid, Thomas M. S.; Howie, Helen; Maiden, Martin C. J.; Forbes, Ken J.
- Abstract
We show that a higher incidence of campylobacteriosis is found in young children (age, <5 years) living in rural, compared with urban, areas. Association of this difference with particular animal sources was evaluated using multilocus sequence typing. This evaluation was achieved by comparing Campylobacter isolates originating from these children, retail poultry, and a range of animal sources by use of source attribution and phylogenetic analysis methods. The results indicate that chicken is a major source of infection in young urban children, although not in their rural counterparts, for which ruminant and other avian sources are more important.
- Subjects
SCOTLAND; CAMPYLOBACTER infections; INFECTION in children; CHILD health services; URBAN geography; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; CHICKENS; BROWN adipose tissue; CITY children
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 199, Issue 8, p1205
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/597417