Volume 16, Number 10—October 2010
Research
Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment and Oseltamivir Prophylaxis during Avian Influenza A (H7N7) Epidemic, the Netherlands, 2003
Dennis E. te Beest
, Michiel van Boven, Marian E.H. Bos, Arjan Stegeman, and Marion P.G. Koopmans
, Michiel van Boven, Marian E.H. Bos, Arjan Stegeman, and Marion P.G. KoopmansTable 4
Risk for infection with avian influenza A (H7N7) with different levels of respirator and safety glasses use, on the basis of combined conjunctivitis and serology-based case definition, the Netherlands, 2003*
| Respirator used | Safety glasses used | Risk† (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Always | Always | 0.023 (0.001–0.099) |
| Sometimes | 0.079 (0.018–0.188) | |
| Not used | 0.093 (0.029–0.204) | |
| Sometimes | Always | – |
| Sometimes | 0.056 (0.014–0.14) | |
| Not used | 0.045 (0.007–0.133) | |
| Not used | Not used | 0.408 (0.119–0.755) |
| Unknown | Unknown | 0.023 (0.001–0.099) |
*CI, confidence interval; –, no data in this group.
†Probability of infection per visit.
