Table 3. Poisson regression of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) admissions against infection reports, England, 1993–2002: unclustered lags*.
Pathogen | All ages | <35 y | 35–64 y | >65 y |
---|---|---|---|---|
Campylobacter | – | 7 | – | – |
Influenza | – | – | R3 | – |
A | – | – | R1,1 | – |
B | – | – | 2,5 | – |
Myplasma pneumoniae | – | 3 | – | 2 |
Haemophilus influenzae non-B | 8 | – | 7 | – |
H. influenzae B | – | 5 | – | R2 |
Cytomegalovirus | – | R3,5 | – | 6 |
Epstein-Barr virus | – | R1 | 5 | – |
*Lags significant at the 0.05 level of precision but not occurring in clusters (regression models are adjusted for yearly trend, seasonal pattern [up to 6th harmonic] and public holidays).