TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors associated with antibodies to leptospires in inner-city residents of Baltimore
T2 - A protective role for cats
AU - Childs, J. E.
AU - Schwartz, B. S.
AU - Ksiazek, T. G.
AU - Graham, R. R.
AU - LeDuc, J. W.
AU - Glass, G. E.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Leptospiral antibody prevalence was 16% in residents of Baltimore. Seropositivity was associated with age, gender, race, and bird ownership, and negatively associated with contact with rat excrement and cat ownership. Current cat 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.
AB - Leptospiral antibody prevalence was 16% in residents of Baltimore. Seropositivity was associated with age, gender, race, and bird ownership, and negatively associated with contact with rat excrement and cat ownership. Current cat 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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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.82.4.597
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.82.4.597
M3 - Article
C2 - 1546785
AN - SCOPUS:0026650231
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 82
SP - 597
EP - 599
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 4
ER -