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. 2015 May 15;10(5):e0127126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127126

Table 5. Factors associated with GNB infection in multivariate analysis.

Factor Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Female 3.31 1.86–5.88 <0.01 3.02 1.50–6.10 <0.01
Epidural block within 6 months 0.35 0.12–1.02 0.05 0.35 0.10–1.18 0.09
Spinal prosthesis 0.19 0.03–1.47 0.09 0.26 0.03–2.10 0.21
Previous bacteremia within 1 year 2.17 0.97–4.82 0.06 0.79 0.24–2.62 0.70
Fever 1.85 1.03–3.31 0.05 1.28 0.62–2.61 0.51
Severe sepsis 2.49 1.25–4.96 0.01 1.33 0.52–3.39 0.55
Preexisting or synchronous genitourinary tract infection 21.9 8.32–57.69 <0.01 19.23 6.51–56.83 <0.01
Preexisting or synchronous Intra-abdominal infection 41.63 5.1–339.67 <0.01 71.38 7.35–693.55 <0.01

CI, confidence interval; GNB, Gram-negative bacteria; OR, odds ratio