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. 2014 Dec 31;14:727. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0727-5

Table 1.

Results from logistic regression models to assess associations between impetigo pathogens and age, sex, severity, presence of scabies and region

Variable S. pyogenes in sores S. aureus in sores Both S. aureus and S. pyogenes in sores MRSA in sores positive for S. aureus
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Female 1.3 0.8 – 2.1 1.0 0.7 – 1.4 1.1 0.8 – 1.5 1.0 0.6 – 1.7
0-4 years 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
5-9 years 1.1 0.7 – 2.0 0.6 0.4 – 0.9 0.8 0.5 – 1.1 0.9 0.5 – 1.6
10 – 13 years 1.2 0.6 – 2.4 0.5 0.3 – 0.9 0.7 0.4 – 1.2 0.7 0.3 – 1.5
Severe strata 1.4 0.8 – 2.6 0.7 0.4 – 1.1 1.1 0.7 – 1.7 0.6 0.3 – 1.1
Scabies present 2.2 1.1 – 4.4 0.8 0.5 – 1.3 0.9 0.6 – 1.4 1.4 0.7 – 2.6
Central Australia 1.2 0.5 – 2.8 0.5 0.3 – 0.9 0.5 0.3 – 0.9 1.1 0.4 – 2.7