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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Does using potting mix make you sick? Results from a Legionella longbeachae case-control study in South Australia |
Author: | O'Connor, B. Carman, J. Eckert, K. Tucker, G. Givney, R. Cameron, S. |
Citation: | Epidemiology and Infection, 2007; 135(1):34-39 |
Publisher: | Cambridge Univ Press |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
Statement of Responsibility: | O'Connor BA, Carman J, Eckert K, Tucker G, Givney R, Cameron S. |
Abstract: | A case-control study was performed in South Australia to determine if L. longbeachae infection was associated with recent handling of commercial potting mix and to examine possible modes of transmission. Twenty-five laboratory-confirmed cases and 75 matched controls were enrolled between April 1997 and March 1999. Information on underlying illness, smoking, gardening exposures and behaviours was obtained by telephone interviews. Recent use of potting mix was associated with illness (OR 4.74, 95% CI 1.65-13.55, P=0.004) in bivariate analysis only. Better predictors of illness in multivariate analysis included poor hand-washing practices after gardening, long-term smoking and being near dripping hanging flower pots. Awareness of a possible health risk with potting mix protected against illness. Results are consistent with inhalation and ingestion as possible modes of transmission. Exposure to aerosolized organisms and poor gardening hygiene may be important predisposing factors to L. longbeachae infection. |
Keywords: | Humans Legionella longbeachae Legionellosis Risk Factors Case-Control Studies Soil Microbiology Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Middle Aged South Australia Female Male Gardening Surveys and Questionnaires |
Provenance: | Published online by Cambridge University Press 19 Jun 2006 |
Rights: | Copyright © 2006 Cambridge University Press |
DOI: | 10.1017/S095026880600656X |
Published version: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=552916&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S095026880600656X |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Public Health publications |
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