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. 2011 Jun 1;84(6):923–928. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0057

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of clinical and demographic parameters for resistance to ciprofloxacin in Escherichia coli isolates*

Risk factors Total, N = 119 Ciprofloxacin resistance P value
Univariate analysis
Age over 50 32 16 (50) 0.194
Male gender 27 3 (11) 0.972
Diabetes mellitus 10 0 (0) 0.247
Pregnancy 10 1 (10) 0.834
Cardiovascular disease 6 0 (0) 0.379
Pulmonary disease 6 1 (14) 0.769
Oncological disease 8 2 (25) 0.186
Benign prostatic hypertrophy 2 2 (100) < 0.001
Hospitalized (inpatient) 47 27 (57) 0.005
Hospitalization in last 12 months 39 22 (56) 0.022
UTI in last 12 months 21 13 (62) 0.037
Urinary catheter 14 11 (78) 0.004
Urinary catheter in last 12 months 19 13 (68) 0.037
Ciprofloxacin use in the previous 6 months 13 11 (84) 0.001
Use of other antibiotics in the previous 6 months 51 27 (53) 0.028
ESBL positive 15 14 (93) < 0.001
Multivariant analysis Odds ratio Confidence interval P value
Use other antibiotics in the previous 6 months 1.02 1.02–2.344 0.005
Ciprofloxacin use in the previous 6 months 7.59 1.75–32.74 < 0.001
ESBL positive 19.32 2.62–142.16 < 0.001
*

UTI = urinary tract infection; ESBL = extended-spectrum β-lactamace.