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. 2012 Jun 7;7(6):e38127. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038127

Table 3. Relation between S. aureus surgical site infections and risk factors for SSI.

Factor Univariate Multivariate
RR 95% CI P-value RR 95% CI P-value***
Duration of the surgical procedure NA 0.62** 1.0 0.98–1.02 0.89
ASA class 1 or 2 (compared to >2) 2.9 0.4–21.5 0.29* 3.4 0.4–30.2 0.26
BMI NA 0.99** 1.0 0.88–1.34 0.89
S. Aureus screening 9.8 1.1–88.6 0.039* 12.8 1.1–147.9 0.041
*

Fisher exact test;

**

t-test;

***

Chi-square.