Table 3.
Microbiological results-pathogens
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After propensity matching |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Infection (n=141) |
Colonization (n=141) |
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| Variable | N | % | N | % | p-value |
|
Gram negative |
48 |
34% |
50 |
35% |
0.92 |
|
Gram positive |
84 |
59% |
99 |
70% |
0.04 |
|
Fungal |
9 |
6% |
7 |
5% |
0.62 |
|
Enterobacter sp. |
10 |
7% |
13 |
9% |
0.39 |
|
Klebsiella |
8 |
6% |
7 |
5% |
0.75 |
|
Pseudomonas sp. |
17 |
12% |
16 |
11% |
0.83 |
|
Coag. Neg. Staph. Aureus |
45 |
32% |
73 |
52% |
0.001 |
|
Staph. Aureus |
21 |
15% |
9 |
6% |
0.002 |
|
Enterococcus sp. |
11 |
8% |
14 |
10% |
0.42 |
| Other | 29 | 20% | 31 | 22% | 0.79 |
Data are presented as the number of occurrences and the percentage. P-values are based on two-sided chi squared or Fischer’s exact tests (as appropriate). Statistically significant (p < 0.05) values are presented in bold.