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An Outbreak of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Louisiana - Library

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CDC / EIS: <strong>Pharyngitis</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong> (942-211) - Participant's Guide page 12Question 14: Calculate attack rates, the appropriate measure <strong>of</strong> association, and 95% confidence<strong>in</strong>tervals for each food item served at the banquet, and complete the follow<strong>in</strong>g grid.(Suggestion: In Epi Info, set “Include Miss<strong>in</strong>g” to OFF; set “Statistics” to “Intermediate.”)Food itemSaladBaked chickenMacaroni-and-cheeseGreen beansRollsCobblerTeaDr<strong>in</strong>ksC<strong>of</strong>feeIllATE FOOD DID NOT EAT FOOD Measure <strong>of</strong>AttackAttack AssociationTotal Rate Ill Total Rate (and 95% CI)CreamQuestion 15: Which food item(s), if any, is/are most suspect as the source? If two foods aresuspected, determ<strong>in</strong>e the <strong>in</strong>dependent effect <strong>of</strong> each.

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