Fig 1.
Schematic diagram showing the number of study participants in each group.
AAV = ANCA associated vasculitis; GPA = granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s); MPA = microscopic polyangiitis; EGPA = eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with AAV:
Table 2.
Results of the questionnaire with prevalence for different parameters requested in AAV patients and controls at disease onset:
Table 3.
Odds ratio and 95% CI for different parameters of farming or animal exposure in AAV patients and controls:
Fig 2.
The bars represent the odds ratio (circle) and 95% confidence interval for the association of GPA with different parameters (upper part) and for non-GPA patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (lower grey part). AAV = ANCA-associated vasculitis; GPA = granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s).
Table 4.
Prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in patients with ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) and controls as well as odds ratio and 95% CI for MRSA in AAV patients and controls: