Transmission factors and exposure to infections at work and invasive pneumococcal disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Working in close contacts with coworkers or the general public may be associated with transmission of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We investigated whether crowded workplaces, sharing surfaces, and exposure to infections were factors associated with IPD.

Methods

We studied 3,968 cases of IPD, and selected six controls for each case from the Swedish population registry with each control being assigned the index date of their corresponding case. We linked job histories to job-exposure matrices to assess different transmission dimensions of pneumococci, as well as occupational exposure to fumes. We used adjusted conditional logistic analyses to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) for IPD with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

Results

ORs for IPD for the dif

SUBMITTER: Toren K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100104 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature