Abstract
In an outbreak of 24 cases of gastroenteritis among guests at a wedding reception, 13 cases had confirmed Campylobacter infection. In a cohort study, univariate analysis revealed a strong association with consumption of chicken liver parfait: risk ratio (RR): 30.08, 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.34-208.44, p<0.001, which remained after adjustment for potential confounders in a multivariable model: RR=27.8, 95% CI=3.9-199.7, p=0.001. These analyses strongly support the hypothesis that this outbreak was caused by the consumption of chicken liver parfait.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
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Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis
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Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology*
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Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
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Chickens / microbiology
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Cohort Studies
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Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Food Contamination
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Foodborne Diseases / diagnosis
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Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / etiology
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Gastroenteritis / microbiology
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Holidays
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Humans
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Male
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Meat Products / poisoning
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Middle Aged
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Regression Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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United Kingdom / epidemiology
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Young Adult