Table 4.
Multivariate analysis of risk factors for tcdA-negative tcdB-positive (A-B+) Clostridium difficile infections
| |
OR |
95% CI for Exp(B) |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lower | upper | |||
| Age |
0.966 |
0.935 |
0.998 |
0.038 |
| Sex |
1.436 |
0.482 |
4.273 |
0.516 |
| Albumin |
2.584 |
0.901 |
7.412 |
0.077 |
| COPD |
2.269 |
0.462 |
11.153 |
0.313 |
| Fluoroquinolone use |
1.808 |
0.529 |
6.180 |
0.345 |
| Clindamycin use | 4.738 | 1.481 | 15.157 | 0.009 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.