title: Risk factors for occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey.
abstract: Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are at risk for occupational brucellosis. We described the risk factors of occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey. A multicenter retrospective survey was performed among veterinary personnel who were actively working in the field. Of 712 veterinary personnel, 84 (11.8%) had occupational brucellosis. The median number of years since graduation was 7 (interquartile ranges [IQR], 4-11) years in the occupational brucellosis group, whereas this number was 9 (IQR, 4-16) years in the non-brucellosis group (p<0.001). In multivariable analysis, working in the private sector (odds ratio [OR], 2.8; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.55-5.28, p=0.001), being male (OR, 4.5; 95% CI, 1.05-18.84, p=0.041), number of performed deliveries (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 1.002-1.02, p=0.014), and injury during Brucella vaccine administration (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 3.16-9.3, p<0.001) were found to be risk factors for occupational brucellosis. We suggest that all veterinary personnel should be trained on brucellosis and the importance of using personal protective equipment in order to avoid this infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (IDCM), Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: muratkutlu72@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ergonul
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (IDCM), Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayin-Kutlu
authors.affiliation: IDCM, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tumer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.affiliation: IDCM, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ustun
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alp-Cavus
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serife Barcın
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Acicbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (IDCM), Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serife
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Sanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tekin-Koruk
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Baskent University Adana Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf Ziya
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Demiroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Ahi Evran University, Training and Research Hospital, Kırsehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keskiner
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gönen
authors.affiliation: IDCM, Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sapmaz-Karabag
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vuslat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bosnak
authors.affiliation: Department of IDCM, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kazak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011482:Protective Devices; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D018634:Veterinarians; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines
keywords: Brucella; Occupational health; Retrospective cohort study; Risk analysis; Vaccine related brucellosis; Veterinarians; Zoonotic infections