Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Research
Gastroenteritis and Transmission of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Households1
, Maria de la Luz Sanchez*, Shufang Yang*, Thomas D. Haggerty*, Philip Hurst†, Guillermo Perez-Perez‡, and Julie Parsonnet*
Table 3
Risk factors for new infection in households with >1 Helicobacter–pylori infected participant*
| Symptoms of H. pylori–infected household contact | Definite/probable new infections (n = 14 in 555 households) | All new infections (n = 23 in 566 households) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| No GE | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| GE w/ vomiting ± diarrhea | 6.3 | 1.6–24.5 | 2.9 | 1.0–8.1 |
| GE w/ diarrhea only | 3.0 | 0.5–17.2 | 1.6 | 0.4–6.2
*AOR, adjusted odds ratio (random intercept model (household), adjusting for age, sleeping density, proportion of household completing both visits); CI, confidence interval; GE, gastroenteritis. *AOR, adjusted odds ratio (random intercept model (household), adjusting for age, sleeping density, proportion of household completing both visits); CI, confidence interval; GE, gastroenteritis. |
*AOR, adjusted odds ratio (random intercept model (household), adjusting for age, sleeping density, proportion of household completing both visits); CI, confidence interval; GE, gastroenteritis.
1Portions of this manuscript were presented in preliminary form at Digestive Disease Week 2005, May 15–19, Chicago, Illinois, USA.