Ambient ozone and bacterium Streptococcus: A link between cellulitis and pharyngitis

• Authors: Giuseppe Valacchi , Eugeniusz Porada , Brian H. Rowe

Abstracts

EN

Objectives Ambient air pollution, as many publications indicate, may have associations with skin condition. The aim of this study has been to examine such common relations for cellulitis and pharyngitis. The hypothesis is that ambient ground-level ozone may help bacteria to penetrate skin or throat. Material and Methods We used the emergency department (ED) visits data in Edmonton, Canada for the period from 1992 (April) to 2002 (March). We retrieved all the diagnosed ED visits for cellulitis and pharyngitis. Case-crossover design was used to study potential association between ozone and those visits. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results The results are reported for the interquartile range (IQR = 17.9 ppb) for 8 h maximum ozone. Positive and statistical significant results were obtained as follows: for lags from 0 to 3 (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.03–1.12, lag 2); for lags from 0 to 6 days (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.03–1.12, lag 3); for lags from 0 to 4 (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.03–1.09, for lag 2 and 3). Conclusions The findings suggest the response to exposure to ambient ground-level ozone for skin and pharyngitis considered separately and jointly.

Keywords

EN

inflammation; air pollution; ozone; cellulitis; bacteria; pharyngitis

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 771-774

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

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Giuseppe Valacchi

• University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology)
• Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea (Department of Food and Nutrition)

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Eugeniusz Porada

• Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Quebec, Canada (Computer Science Department (Professor Emeritus))

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Brian H. Rowe

• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (School of Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00267

Biblioteka Nauki

2177241