Risk factors associated with antibodies to leptospires in inner-city residents of Baltimore: a protective role for cats. | Zendy

James E. Childs | Zendy; Brian S. Schwartz | Zendy; Thomas G. Ksiazek | Zendy; Robert Graham | Zendy; James W. LeDuc | Zendy; Gregory E. Glass | Zendy

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Risk factors associated with antibodies to leptospires in inner-city residents of Baltimore: a protective role for cats.

Author(s) -

James E. Childs,

Brian S. Schwartz,

Thomas G. Ksiazek,

Robert Graham,

James W. LeDuc,

Gregory E. Glass

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.597

Subject(s) - odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , demography , antibody , odds , epidemiology , race (biology) , risk factor , environmental health , gerontology , immunology , logistic regression , biology , botany , sociology

Leptospiral antibody prevalence was 16% in residents of Baltimore. Seropositivity was associated with age, gender, race, and bird ownership, reduced the antibody risk associated with age and race from odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of 3.3 (2.0, 5.5) and 3.3 (1.1, 9.3), respectively, to the baseline level. These data establish the high prevalence of leptospiral antibody in Baltimore and suggest a protective role for cats in reducing the risk of human infection.

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