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. 2009 Dec;15(12):2046-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1512.090280.

Age patterns of persons with campylobacteriosis, England and Wales, 1990-2007

Iain A Gillespie  1 , Sarah J O'Brien, Frederick J Bolton
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Age patterns of persons with campylobacteriosis, England and Wales, 1990-2007

Iain A Gillespie et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

To explore hypotheses for age-related changes in the incidence of Campylobacter infections in England and Wales during 1990-2007, we analyzed electronic laboratory data. Disease incidence was reduced among children, and the greatest increase in risk was for those >/=60 years of age. Risk factors for campylobacteriosis in the elderly population should be identified.

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Figure 1
Incidence of laboratory-reported campylobacteriosis, England and Wales, by age group, 1990–2007.
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Figure 2
Relative incidence of campylobacteriosis by sex, region, and season, compared with rates of salmonellosis and cryptosporidiosis, among patients >60 years of age, England and Wales, 1991–2007. Northern, northwest, northeast, as well as Yorkshire and the Humber regions; mid-country, Wales, West Midlands, East Midlands, and East of England regions; southern, London as well as southeast and southwest regions. Salmonellosis includes nontyphoidal salmonellae, with age data available for 356,270 of 380,915 case-patients (94%); cryptosporidiosis includes age data for 76,462 of 79,808 case-patients (96%).
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