TABLE 3.

Multivariate analysis of predisposing risk factors for acquiring bacteramia caused by enterococcal strains with HLRG^a

Variable	B	SE	OR	95% CI	P
Chronic renal failure	2.628	0.757	13.85	3.13–61.17	<0.001
Previous ICU admission	2.083	0.654	8.03	2.22–28.94	0.001
E. faecalis species	3.225	1.300	25.17	1.96–321.97	0.013
Previous use of antimicrobial agents	1.593	0.701	4.91	1.24–19.46	0.023
Constant	−1.394	0.660			0.034

^aχ² = 45.151; degree of freedom = 4; P < 0.0001; goodness of fit = 86.2%. Correlation matrix did not demonstrate colinearity among variables. B, regression coefficients; SE, standard error; OR, odds ratio.