Table 1.
Characteristics and risk factors of the study group
| Parameter |
Cases
(n=85) |
Controls
(n=170) |
P -value * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) (mean±standard deviation) | 24.6 (36.4) | 28.2 (34.7) | 0.6 |
| Male : Female | 56:29 | 92:78 | 0.07 |
| Previous Hospitalization | 32 | 43 | 0.06 |
| Major Surgeries | 06 | 01 | 0.006 |
| Prior use of Broad Spectrum Antibiotics | 84 | 152 | 0.003 |
| PICU stay (days) (mean ± standard deviation) | 25.3 (13.7) | 13.4 (9.7) | 0.0001 |
| Use of Central Venous Catheters | 79 | 127 | 0.0002 |
| Mechanical Ventilation required | 78 | 119 | 0.00004 |
| Urinary Catheters | 84 | 161 | 0.1 |
| Intercostal Drainage tubes | 6 | 17 | 0.5 |