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. 2010 Nov 17;49(1):131–137. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01774-10

TABLE 4.

Risk factors for MRSA and MSSA carriage in Taiwanese children by multiple logistic regression analysis

Factor MRSA carrier vs. noncarrier
MSSA carrier vs. noncarrier
Adjusted OR (95% confidence interval) P Adjusted OR (95% confidence interval) P
Colonization by S. pneumoniae 0.697 (0.518-0.938) 0.0170 0.436 (0.331-0.573) <0.0001
Residing in northern Taiwan 1.447 (1.187-1.763) 0.0003 1.405 (1.205-1.639) <0.0001
Timing of subject enrollmenta 1.059 (1.031-1.087) <0.0001
Age 2-6 mo 2.236 (1.725-2.898) <0.0001 2.631 (2.133-3.245) <0.0001
Breast feeding 0.650 (0.532-0.794) <0.0001 0.767 (0.657-0.897) 0.0009
No. of children in family 1.114 (1.002-1.240) 0.0463 0.966 (0.886-1.052) NSb
Day care attendance 1.530 (1.201-1.949) 0.0006 1.173 (0.955-1.440) NS
Received antibiotics (<2 weeks) 0.606 (0.417-0.880) 0.0036
Premature birth 0.696 (0.511-0.946) 0.0198
a

A continuous variable was created by dividing the period of study into 12 study seasons(3 months/season). The seasons were coded from 1 (July to September 2005) to 12 (April to June 2008) as shown in Fig. 2.

b

NS, not significant.