Table 1.
Factors associated with Clostridium difficile infections among 141 participants with diarrhoea
|
C. difficile + VE |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic (n) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p |
| Duration of hospitalization (hours) | 48 (IQR, 36–72) | 1.04 (1.01–1.07) | 0.001 | 23.6 (1.2–453) | 0.036 |
| Age | |||||
| Adults (33) | 3 (9.1) | 1 | |||
| Children (108) | 6 (5.7) | 0.588 (0.13–2.5) | 0.781 | 0.998 (0.994–1.00) | 0.539 |
| Hospital | |||||
| Sekou Toure (84) | 1 (1.2) | 1 | |||
| BMC (57) | 8 (14.4) | 13.5 (1.6–111) | 0.015 | 10.9 (1.02–117) | 0.047 |
| HIV status | |||||
| Negative (114) | 1 (0.88) | 1 | |||
| Positive (27) | 8 (29.6) | 47 (5.62–402) | <0.001 | 33 (3–370) | 0.004 |
| Animal keeping | |||||
| No (93) | 6 (6.4) | 1 | |||
| Yes (48) | 3 (6.2) | 0.96 (0.23–4.4) | 0.963 | 0.91 (0.12–6.4) | 0.927 |
BMC, Bugando Medical Centre; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; OR, odds ratio.