Table 2.
Factors associated with bacteremia at the UoG-CSH.
| Variables | Bacteremia | COR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
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| Yes | No | ||||||
| Gender | Male | 273 | 1367 | 1.068 (0.870, 1.310) | 0.531 | — | — |
| Female | 182 | 973 | 1 | ||||
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| Age | <30 days | 137 | 443 | 3.541 (2.510, 4.997) | <0.001∗ | 3.407 (1.631, 7.118) | 0.001∗ |
| 30 days–<1 year | 114 | 421 | 3.101 (2.178, 4.414) | <0.001∗ | 3.031 (1.990, 4.617) | <0.001∗ | |
| 1–5 years | 83 | 289 | 3.289 (2.258, 4.790) | <0.001∗ | 3.172 (2.063, 4.877) | <0.001∗ | |
| 5–12 years | 38 | 243 | 1.791 (1.147, 2.797) | 0.010∗ | 1.587 (0.963, 2.615) | 0.070 | |
| 13–18 years | 14 | 136 | 1.179 (0.634, 2.192) | 0.603 | 0.992 (0.520, 1.890) | 0.980 | |
| 19–45 years | 51 | 584 | 1 | 1 | |||
| >45 years | 18 | 224 | 0.920 (0.526, 1.609) | 0.771 | 0.875 (0.498, 1.537) | 0.643 | |
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| Year | 2018 | 69 | 482 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 133 | 739 | 1.257 (0.920, 1.719) | 0.151 | 1.223 (0.889, 1.682) | 0.216 | |
| 2020 | 87 | 410 | 1.482 (1.053, 2.087) | 0.024∗ | 1.631 (1.144, 2.326) | 0.007∗ | |
| 2021 | 166 | 709 | 1.636 (1.207, 2.216) | 0.001∗ | 1.698 (1.242, 2.321) | 0.001∗ | |
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| Ward | Neonatal ward | 134 | 438 | 2.096 (1.459, 3.010) | <0.001∗ | 1.076 (0.526, 2.206) | 0.841 |
| Adult emergency | 22 | 224 | 0.673 (0.394, 1.148) | 0.146 | 0.765 (0.443, 1.321) | 0.337 | |
| Gyn and obstetrics | 16 | 90 | 1.218 (0.659, 2.250) | 0.529 | 1.807 (0.953, 3.425) | 0.070 | |
| Surgical and recovery | 19 | 162 | 0.804 (0.457, 1.414) | 0.448 | 1.365 (0.747, 2.494) | 0.311 | |
| Pediatric emergency | 163 | 645 | 1.731 (1.219, 2.459) | 0.002∗ | 1.219 (0.836, 1.778) | 0.303 | |
| Pediatric ward | 54 | 459 | 0.806 (0.532, 1.222) | 0.310 | 0.886 (0.577, 1.360) | 0.580 | |
| Adult medical ward | 47 | 322 | 1 | 1 | |||
Note. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio; OR: odds ratio; Gyn: gynecology. ∗Significant association.