Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
THEME ISSUE
The Amazon Region
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Acute Conjunctivitis with Episcleritis and Anterior Uveitis Linked to Adiaspiromycosis and Freshwater Sponges, Amazon Region, Brazil, 2005
Marcia O. Mendes
, Mario A.P. Moraes, Ernesto I.M. Renoiner, Marta H.P. Dantas, Tatiania M. Lanzieri, Carlos F. Fonseca, Expedito J.A. Luna, and Douglas L. Hatch
, Mario A.P. Moraes, Ernesto I.M. Renoiner, Marta H.P. Dantas, Tatiania M. Lanzieri, Carlos F. Fonseca, Expedito J.A. Luna, and Douglas L. Hatch
Table 4
Results of multivariate analysis of case–control data showing independent effect of type of exposures to Araguaia River and risk for confirmed ocular disease, Araguatins, Brazil, 2005*
| Exposure to Araguaia River | Household control group |
Community control group |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | p value | aOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
| Swimming | 3.1 (0.4–26.8) | 0.3 | 2.1 (0.2–19.4) | 0.5 | |
| Diving underwater | 4.6 (1.9–10.6) | 0.0004 | 2.7 (1.1–7.1) | 0.04 | |
| Visited Cais Beach | 3.2 (1.4–7.1) | 0.005 | 9.9 (4.3–22.9) | 0.00001 | |
| Male gender | 3.4 (1.6–7.2) | 0.001 | 4.7 (1.9–11.0) | 0.0004 | |
| Fishing in river | – | – | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) | 0.6 | |
*Unconditional logistic regression model used. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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