A nested case-control study of influencing factors of chronic brucellosis / 中华地方病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
;
(12): 450-451, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-470412
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the influencing factors of chronic brucellosis.Methods Nested case control method was used to study newly diagnosed patients (n =600) with brucellosis in a cohort study in 2012.Data of general characterstics,clinical presentation,treatment and prognosis of those patients were collected.These patients were followed up for one year,and the chronic patients as the case group (n =248) and the healed patients as a control group (n =260).By means of Logistic multivariate analysis,factors turned brucellosis into chronic were screened.Result The chronic brucellosis-related factors weregender,veterinary or epidemic prevention staff,muscle and joint pain,fatigue symptoms,and substandard treatment (x2 =5.163,16.445,14.977,17.154,8.813,all P < 0.05).Conclusion Gender (female),veterinary or epidemic prevention staff,muscle and joint pain,fatigue symptoms,and substandard treatment are probably the chronic brucellosis-related factors
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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
Year:
2015
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Article
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