Swimming and Campylobacter Infections1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Schönberg-Norio, Daniela ; Takkinen, Johanna ; Hänninen, Marja-Liisa ; Katila, Marja-Leena ; Kaukoranta, Suvi-Sirkku ; Mattila, Leena ; Rautelin, Hilpi
• Description:
  A matched case-control study was conducted to study risk factors for domestically acquired sporadic Campylobacter infections in Finland. Swimming in natural sources of water was a novel risk factor. Eating undercooked meat and drinking dug-well water were also independent risk factors for Campylobacter infection.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Campylobacter Infections Case-Control Studies Cats Cattle Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Dogs Eating Female Food Microbiology Fresh Water Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Swimming Water Pollution

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(8):1474-1477.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Finland
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:199c73e0cd16ecc2780440cebc1f0c72acbf296b3ed05704ca9a7a715c0f1363
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14532/cdc_14532_DS1.pdf
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