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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Dec;55(12):1921–1926. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01468.x

Table 4. Colonization with Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Nursing Home Residents with and without Urinary Catheters.

Outcome Urinary Catheters (n = 51) Control Group (n = 100) Crude OR Adjusted OR (95% Confidence Interval)* P-Value
n (%)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 28 (55) 29 (29) 2.8† 1.4 (0.6–3.2) .4
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci 6 (12) 9 (9) 1.3 1.3 (0.4–4.2) .8
Ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacteria 14 (28) 5 (5) 7.9† 7.8 (2.1–29.1) .001†
*

Adjusted for age, functional status, Charlson score, and residence.

†

P < .05.

OR = odds ratio.