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 9
Comparison of conjunctivitis and serologic result case definitions for risk for infection with avian influenza A (H7N7) with different level of respirator and safety glass use, the Netherlands, 2003*
| Use of respirator | Use of safety glasses | Risk† with conjunctivitis used as case definition (95% CI) | Risk† with serology used as case definition (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Always | Always | 0.051 (0.012–0.127) | 0.338 (0.181–0.534) |
| Sometimes | 0.063 (0.017–0.144) | 0.274 (0.125–0.471) | |
| Not used |
0.115 (0.050–0.210) |
0.494 (0.320–0.672) |
|
| Sometimes | Always | – | – |
| Sometimes | 0.050 (0.015–0.114) | 0.222 (0.108–0.380) | |
| Not used |
0.082 (0.027–0.173) |
0.233 (0.118–0.383) |
|
| Not used |
Not used |
0.121 (0.039–0.261) |
1 (0.463–1) |
| Unknown | Unknown | 0.088 (0.035–0.171) | 0.48 (0.296–0.676) |
*CI, confidence interval; –, no data because no persons in this group sometimes used a respirator and always used safety glasses.
†Probability of infection per visit.
