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. 2011 Oct 19;11:277. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-277

Table 4.

Relative risk of travel-related bacteremia (TRB) compared to travel-related gastroenteritis, 2004-2008*

Variable Number of TRBs (n = 43) Odds ratio† 95% CI
Male 28 1.0 0.7-1.4
Age ≥65 years 6 5.3 3.7-7.6
Travel region‡ 7 18.4 6.9-49.5
 Sub-Saharan Africa 2 10.6 2.1-53.2
 Middle East 14 4.0 2.2-7.5
 South East Asia

*Both voluntary and interview-based information were available during this period

†Adjusted for other risk factors in the model

‡Travel regions included in the analyses: East Asia & India, Eastern Europe & Russia, Middle East, Northern Africa, South East Asia, Southern Europe & Eastern Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, The Americas, Western Europe & Nordic countries