Strachan Norval J C, Gormley Fraser J, Rotariu Ovidiu, Ogden Iain D, Miller Gordon, Dunn Geoff M, Sheppard Samuel K, Dallas John F, Reid Thomas M S, Howie Helen, Maiden Martin C J, Forbes Ken J
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
J Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 15;199(8):1205-8. doi: 10.1086/597417.
We show that a higher incidence of campylobacteriosis is found in young children (age, <5 years) living in rural, compared with urban, areas. Association of this difference with particular animal sources was evaluated using multilocus sequence typing. This evaluation was achieved by comparing Campylobacter isolates originating from these children, retail poultry, and a range of animal sources by use of source attribution and phylogenetic analysis methods. The results indicate that chicken is a major source of infection in young urban children, although not in their rural counterparts, for which ruminant and other avian sources are more important.
我们发现，与城市地区相比，农村地区5岁以下幼儿弯曲杆菌病的发病率更高。利用多位点序列分型评估了这种差异与特定动物来源的关联。通过使用来源归因和系统发育分析方法，比较来自这些儿童、零售家禽和一系列动物来源的弯曲杆菌分离株，实现了这一评估。结果表明，鸡肉是城市幼儿感染的主要来源，而在农村幼儿中并非如此，对农村幼儿来说，反刍动物和其他禽类来源更为重要。
