Table 4. Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections among patients admitted to the haematology intensive care unit of a tertiary academic hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 2010–January 2011.
Control Group | Risk Factor | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
Non-GN Controls | AML | 19.5 (2.03–187) | 0.010 |
Amikacin | 0.06 (0.006–0.581) | 0.015 | |
GN Controls | Metronidazole | 16.7 (1.56–177) | 0.020 |
AML Acute myeloid leukaemia.
Non-GN Controls patients who never developed bloodstream infection due to Gram-negative bacteria.
GN Controls patients with bloodstream infections due to Gram-negative bacteria other than P. aeruginosa.