A case-control study of food poisoning seen at an accident and emergency department

Authors
Leman, P Strachan, D
Citation
P. Leman et D. Strachan, A case-control study of food poisoning seen at an accident and emergency department, LANCET, 358(9279), 2001, pp. 387-388
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
358
Issue
9279
Year of publication
2001
Pages
387 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20010804)358:9279<387:ACSOFP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We investigated the hypothesis that sporadic food poisoning is a result of the consumption of food cooked or prepared outside the home. We did a case- control study, set in an urban emergency department, to find out the odds r atios for the risk of food poisoning associated with various patterns of co nsumption. We found that recent eating out (exposure on the day of or day b efore presentation) was associated with an odds ratio of 2.41 (95% Cl 1.29- 4.50) for presenting with food poisoning.