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. 2011 Apr 18;11:95. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-95

Table 2.

Risk factors for carriage of S. pneumoniae, penicillin non susceptible S. pneumoniae (PNSP), serotype 19A, and penicillin non susceptible (PNS) serotype 19A

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR [95% CI] P OR [95% CI] P
Carriage of Sp (n = 1780)
AOM 3.28 2.79;3.86 <0.0001 2.98 2.49;3.56 <0.0001
Day care centre 1.37 1.26;1.48 <0.0001 1.55 1.32;1.82 <0.0001
Siblings 1.58 1.39;1.81 <0.0001 1.63 1.41;1.89 <0.0001
Carriage of M. catarrhalis 1.83 1.60;2.09 <0.0001 1.46 1.27;1.69 <0.0001
Age <12 months 1.02 0.89;1.16 0.78 1.12 0.96;1.30 0.16
Carriage of H. influenzae 1.24 1.08;1.41 0.002 0.81 0.69;0.94 0.006
Recent use of antibiotic 1.07 0.94;1.23 0.31 0.75 0.65;0.87 <0.0001
Carriage of S. aureus 0.50 0.38;0.66 <0.0001 0.62 0.46;0.83 0.001
Partial vaccination 1.28 0.75;2.18 0.37 1.25 0.70;2.20 0.45

Carriage of PNSP (n = 799)
AOM 3.67 2.89;4.66 <0.0001 3.09 2.39;3.98 <0.0001
Day care centre 1.52 1.38;1.68 <0.0001 1.70 1.42;2.03 <0.0001
Siblings 1.06 0.90;1.24 0.5 1.07 0.91;1.27 0.8
Carriage of M. catarrhalis 1.51 1.29;1.77 <0.0001 1.15 0.97;1.37 0.09
Age <12 months 1.06 0.90;1.24 0.5 1.24 1.04;1.49 0.018
Carriage of H. influenzae 1.18 1.00;1.38 0.043 0.82 0.69;0.97 0.002
Recent use of antibiotic 1.63 1.39;1.91 <0.0001 1.24 1.05;1.47 0.011
Carriage of S. aureus 0.72 0.51;1.02 0.062 0.90 0.63;1.29 0.57
Partial vaccination 1.69 0.84;3.40 0.142 1.56 0.76;3.22 0.25

Carriage of serotype 19A (n = 365) in overall population (n = 3507)
AOM 3.89 2.70;5.61 <0.0001 3.26 2.22;4.80 <0.0001
Day care centre 1.63 1.42;1.87 <0.0001 1.85 1.46;2.35 <0.0001
Siblings 0.73 0.58;0.90 0.004 0.74 0.59;0.93 0.009
Carriage of M. catarrhalis 1.50 1.20;1.87 <0.0001 1.10 0.87;1.39 0.40
Age <12 months 1.20 0.97;1.50 0.09 1.48 1.16;1.90 0.002
Carriage of H. influenzae 1.02 0.81;1.27 0.88 0.73 0.57;0.92 0.008
Recent use of antibiotic 1.92 1.55;2.3 <0.0001 1.49 1.19;1.88 0.001
Carriage of S. aureus 0.66 0.39;1.08 0.10 0.80 0.48;1.35 0.41
Partial vaccination 3.81 0.91;15.89 0.066 3.66 0.86;15.49 0.08

Carriage of serotype 19A (n = 365) among Sp carriers (n = 1780)
AOM 2.02 1.38;2.97 0.012 1.67 1.11;2.49 0.012
Day care centre 1.41 1.22;1.63 0.001 1.56 1.21;2.02 0.001
Siblings 0.52 0.41;0.65 <0.0001 0.56 0.44;0.71 <0.0001
Carriage of M. catarrhalis 1.09 0.86;1.37 0.49 0.96 0.75;1.22 0.73
Age <12 months 1.22 0.97;1.53 0.09 1.51 1.16;1.97 0.003
Carriage of H. influenzae 0.89 0.71;1.13 0.34 0.83 0.65;1.07 0.15
Recent use of antibiotic 2.00 1.59;2.53 <0.0001 1.81 1.42;2.30 <0.0001
Carriage of S. aureus 1.02 0.59;1.77 0.93 1.11 0.63;1.96 0.37
Partial vaccination 3.69 0.86;15.85 0.079 3.57 0.81;15.80 0.09

Carriage of PNS serotype 19A (n = 326) among PNSP carriers (n = 799)
AOM 1.89 1.15;3.10 0.012 1.55 0.92;2.61 0.09
Day care centre 1.29 1.09;1.54 0.004 1.39 1.01;1.89 0.04
Siblings 0.52 0.39;0.70 <0.0001 0.57 0.43;0.77 <0.0001
Carriage of M. catarrhalis 1.04 0.78;1.39 0.79 0.96 0.71;1.30 0.77
Age <12 months 1.17 0.88;1.55 0.29 1.29 0.93;1.79 0.13
Carriage of H. influenzae 0.86 0.64;1.14 0.3 0.80 0.59;1.09 0.16
Recent use of antibiotic 1.59 1.20;2.11 0.001 1.46 1.08;1.97 0.013
Carriage of S. aureus 0.79 0.41;1.50 0.46 0.86 0.44;1.68 0.66
Partial vaccination 2.72 0.56;13.16 0.21 2.56 0.51;12.94 0.3