Volume 19, Number 8—August 2013
Dispatch
Duck Liver–associated Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis among Humans, United Kingdom, 2011
Muhammad Abid, Helen Wimalarathna, Janette Mills, Luisa Saldana, Winnie Pang, Judith F. Richardson, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Noel D. McCarthy
Table
Association between food consumed and campylobacteriosis among diners at a catering college restaurant, United Kingdom, 2011
| Food item |
Foods diners ate | Foods diners did not eat | Attack rate, % |
Odds ratio* |
p value† |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic |
Asymptomatic |
Symptomatic |
Asymptomatic |
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| Starters | ||||||||
| Duck liver pâté | 18 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 86 | – (12.7–∞) | <0.001 | |
| Vegetable broth | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0.030 (0.005–0.200) | <0.001 | |
| Main courses | ||||||||
| Pot roasted breast of lamb | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 1.1 (0.3–4.8) | 1.00 | |
| Poached plaice in white wine sauce | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 0.7 (0.2–3.1) | 0.71 | |
| Vegetarian polenta romaine | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 100 | – (0.0-∞) | 1.00 | |
| Desserts | ||||||||
| Vanilla gateaux chantilly | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 1.1 (0.3–4.8) | 1.00 | |
| Chocolate pudding soufflé | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 0.7 (0.2–3.1) | 0.71 | |
| Cheese | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 100 | – (0.0-∞) | 1.00 | |
*95% Cornfield CIs are in parentheses. Where odds ratio is undefined, lower CI is presented.
†By Fisher exact test.
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