TABLE 2.

Multivariate Model Predicting Patient's Incident MRSA Colonization

	OR (95% CI)	P
Direct nursing	1.43 (1.14–1.80)	.002
Indirect nursing	1.21 (0.98–1.50)	.07
Alter known to be MRSA-positive in previous epoch	0.65 (0.53–0.80)	<.001
Ego gestational age of <32 wk	2.13 (1.98–2.30)	<.001

Direct nursing and indirect nursing refer to having such connections to a MRSA-positive patient. The model was adjusted for postnatal age at the time of screening.