Risk Factors for Bartonella Seroreactivity Among Veterinary Professionals in the Pacific Northwest

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• Personal Author:
  Thiel N
• Description:
  Exposure to zoonotic disease is a significant occupational risk in veterinary medicine. In this study, we characterized PPE use, injury frequency, and Bartonella seroreactivity in Washington State veterinary workers. Using a job exposure matrix developed to reflect occupational risk factors for exposure to Bartonella and multiple logistic regression, we explored determinants of risk for Bartonella seroreactivity. Depending on the titer cutoff used, Bartonella seroreactivity was between 24.0% and 55.2%. No significant predictors of seroreactivity were found, though the relationship between high-risk status and increased seroreactivity for some Bartonella species approached significance. The predictive power of the model was likely limited by the small sample size and high level of exposure to risk factors for most participants. Given the high proportion of veterinarians seroreactive to one or more of the three Bartonella spp. known to infect dogs and cats in the United States, and the unclear relationship between occupational risk factors and seroreactivity, more research is needed in this area. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Veterinarians
• Keywords:
  Animal-related Diseases Bacterial Disease Personal Protective Equipment PPE Veterinary Medicine Zoonoses
• Publisher:
  University of Washington
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068881
• Citation:
  Seattle, WA: University of Washington, 2021 Jun; :1-21
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Risk factors for Bartonella seroreactivity among veterinary professionals in the Pacific Northwest
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1506ed6257a8468fd692900c5b1c115d0bb420b6661f555761c26a5f83ea5c6507f5783da43f3029f852e5742cb3374291d891248db81704b8c46a206574ad6a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207446/cdc_207446_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 886.40 KB ]