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19017428

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the impact of meteorological conditions on sporadic, community-acquired cases of Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales (2003-2006), with reference to the 2006 increase in cases. A case-crossover methodology compared each case with self-controlled data using a conditional logistic regression analysis. Effect modification by quarter and year was explored. In total, 674 cases were entered into the dataset and two meteorological variables were selected for study based on preliminary analyses: relative humidity during a case's incubation period, and temperature during the 10-14 weeks preceding onset. For the quarter July-September there was strong evidence to suggest a year, humidity and temperature interaction (Wald chi2=30.59, 3 d.f., P<0.0001). These findings have implications for future case numbers and resource requirements.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1003-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Weather patterns and Legionnaires' disease: a meteorological study.
pubmed:affiliation
Respiratory and Systemic Infections Department, Centre for Infections Health Protection Agency, London, UK. katherine.ricketts@HPA.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article