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. 2016 May 23;54(6):1546–1551. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00359-16

TABLE 5.

Characteristics associated with increased relative risk of carbapenem resistance among fermenters and nonfermentersa

Category Fermenters
Nonfermenters
U-RR 95% CI P for trend A-RR 95% CI P for trend U-RR 95% CI P for trend A-RR 95% CI P for trend
Yr
    2005 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    2006 1.29 0.76–2.19 1.29 0.76–2.19 0.97 0.86–1.11 0.98 0.86–1.11
    2007 1.35 0.81–2.28 1.36 0.81–2.29 1.05 0.92–1.20 1.07 0.94–1.22
    2008 1.26 0.76–2.06 1.27 0.77–2.08 0.90 0.78–1.03 0.91 0.80–1.04
    2009 1.67 1.04–2.67 1.68 1.05–2.69 0.80 0.69–0.92 0.82 0.71–0.94
    2010 1.96 1.24–3.10 1.97 1.24–3.12 0.85 0.74–0.98 0.86 0.75–0.99
    2011 2.02 1.27–3.19 2.03 1.28–3.21 0.88 0.77–1.01 0.89 0.77–1.02
    2012 1.36 0.84–2.21 1.37 0.84–2.22 0.73 0.63–0.85 0.74 0.64–0.87
    2013 2.04 1.28–3.26 2.04 1.28–3.27 0.81 0.69–0.94 0.83 0.71–0.96
    2014 1.32 0.81–2.13 0.03 1.32 0.82–2.14 0.03 0.74 0.64–0.86 <0.0001 0.77 0.66–0.89 <0.0001
Specimen source
    Other 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Blood 2.16 1.24–3.74 2.21 1.27–3.83 1.95 1.69–2.26 1.91 1.65–2.21
Patient location
    CONUS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    OCONUS 1.09 0.83–1.43 1.07 0.81–1.40 1.44 1.30–1.58 1.43 1.30–1.58
a

U-RR, unadjusted RR; A-RR, adjusted RR, meaning these values were adjusted for calendar year, specimen source, and patient location.