SynthesisBMC infectious diseases2020
Sex differences in campylobacteriosis incidence rates at different ages - a seven country, multi-year, meta-analysis. A potential mechanism for the infection.
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- Prevalence and determinants of Campylobacter infection in under-five children of East Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Gender differences in tuberculosis incidence rates-A pooled analysis of data from seven high-income countries by age group and time period.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- From Plate to Patient: A Systematic Review of Food-Related Campylobacteriosis Case Reports.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Sex-biased intratumoral microbiome influences tumor molecular and immune landscape and disease outcomes.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- Sources of Human Campylobacteriosis Cases in Estonia and the Genomic Associations with Broiler Chicken Meat Isolates.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends in incidence and epidemiological characteristics of campylobacteriosis, Israel, 2013 to 2022.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Suspected Sources of Infection and Transmission Factors Associated With Campylobacteriosis in Northern Portugal.Zoonoses and public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Antibiotic Resistance in Childhood Campylobacter Infections Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Southeast Region of Romania.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sex differences in acute respiratory tract infections-multi-year analysis based on data from a large tertiary care medical center in Israel.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Human Campylobacter spp. infections in Italy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024Article
- Campylobacteriosis in Finland: Passive Surveillance in 2004-2021 and a Pilot Case-Control Study with Whole-Genome Sequencing in Summer 2022.Microorganisms · 2024Article
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- Epidemiologic and Clinical Features ofJournal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Occurrence ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sex differences in hepatitis A incidence rates-a multi-year pooled-analysis based on national data from nine high-income countries.PloS one · 2023Article
- An ecological study of the spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of domestically acquired campylobacteriosis in Ireland, 2011-2018.PloS one · 2023Article
- Sex and Gender Differences in Bacterial Infections.Infection and immunity · 2022Review
- Gender differences in measles incidence rates in a multi-year, pooled analysis, based on national data from seven high income countries.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is evidence that males have higher incidence rates (IR) of campylobacteriois than females. The objectives of this study were to determine whether these observations differ between age groups and are consistent over different countries and during different time periods.
methodsWe obtained data on IRs of campylobacteriosis by sex and age group over a period of 11-26 years from seven countries. Male to female incidence rate ratios (IRR) were computed by age group, country and time period. For each age group, we used meta-analytic methods to combine the IRRs. Sensitivity analysis was used to test whether the results are robust to differences between countries and time periods. Meta-regression was conducted to estimate the different effects of age, country, and time period on the IRR.
resultsIn the age groups < 1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-44, 45-64 and 65+ years old, the pooled IRRs (with 95% CI) were 1.31 (1.26-1.37), 1.34 (1.31-1.37), 1.35 (1.32-1.38), 1.73 (1.68-1.79), 1.10 (1.08-1.12), 1.19(1.17-1.21) and 1.27 (1.24-1.30), respectively. For each age group, the excess campylobacteriosis IRs in males differed at different age groups. However, despite some quantitative differences between countries, the excess was consistently present over long time-periods. In meta-regression analysis, age group was responsible for almost all the variation in the IRRs.
conclusionsThe male predominance in campylobacteriosis IRs starts in infancy. This suggests that this is due, at least in part, to physiological or genetic differences and not just behavioural factors. These findings can provide clues to the mechanisms of the infection and could lead to more targeted treatments and vaccine development.
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