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. 2013 Jan;57(1):552–558. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01623-12

Table 5.

Multivariate analysisa of factors associated with high-level mupirocin-resistant MRSA

Variable Odds ratio (95% CI) P value
Multidrug-resistant MRSA isolateb 2.69 (1.37, 5.28) 0.004
History of MRSAb 2.34 (1.75, 3.12) <0.001
Avg ADL scorec 1.25 (1.07, 1.45) 0.004
a

Note that four psychiatric facilities were removed from the multivariate analysis.

b

Analyzed as a resident-level or isolate-level variable, not as a facility-level variable.

c

The ADL score ranges from 0 (completely independent) to 28 (completely dependent) and is expressed per 1 point increase. The reported average ADL score is the average score among all residents of one facility. The ADL score was colinear with the presence of indwelling devices.