Table 3.

Adjusted analysis of MRSA/MRSE decolonization of the nostrils of preterm infants admitted to the NICU (intervention vs. control group)

Variables	Risk ratio*	95% CI**	P-Value
Small for gestational age birth	1.26	0.86-1.85	0.228
Antibiotic use	1.54	0.98-2.39	0.056
Skin-to-skin contact	2.30	1.30-4.06	0.004
Need for resuscitation	1.65	1.08-2.51	0.020
Born by cesarean delivery	0.81	0.57-1.15	0.245

São Luís, Brazil, 2008–2010 (n = 102).

*Estimated by a generalized linear model for the binomial family with a log link.

**CI – confidence interval.