Table 7.

Associated factors for infection after 48 h of admission in the ICU

Risk factors	Not infected	Infected	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
	N (%)	N (%)
Age group in years
≤30	30 (37.97)	14 (43.75)	1.27 (0.55–2.92)	0.723
31–40	18 (22.78)	8 (25.00)	1.13 (0.43–2.94)	0.983
41–50	8 (9.86)	1 (3.13)	0.27 (0.03–2.39)	0.0412
51–60	10 (10.13)	3 (9.38)	0.71 (0.18–2.78)	0.901
>60	13 (16.46)	6 (18.75)	1.17 (0.40–3.41)	0.969
Sex
Female	34 (43.04)	15 (46.88)
Male	45 (56.96)	17 (53.13)	0.86 (0.38–1.95)	0.717
Referring within hospital
No	12 (15.19)	5 (15.63)
Yes	67 (84.81)	27 (84.38)	0.97 (0.31–3.01)	0.935
Admitting diagnosis
Traumatic brain injury	13 (16.46)	12 (37.50)	3.05 (1.20–7.72)	0.035
Haemorrhage	2 (2.53)	2 (6.25)	2.57 (0.35–19.05)	0.653
Spinal cord injury	2 (2.53)	1 (3.13)	1.242 (0.11–14.20)	0.843
Severe sepsis	18 (22.78)	3 (9.38)	0.35 (0.10–1.29)	0.163
Cerebrovascular accident	9 (11.39)	5 (15.63)	1.44 (0.44–4.69)	0.747
Cardiac condition	7 (8.86)	0	–	–
Respiratory condition	18 (22.78)	3 (9.38)	0.35 (0.10–1.29)	0.163
Kidney condition	5 (6.33)	3 (9.38)	1.53 (0.34–6.82)	0.837
Obstetric condition	1 (1.27)	3 (9.38)	8.07 (0.81–80.71)	0.143
Post Operative	4 (5.06)	0	–	–
Antibiotics before admission
No	18 (22.78)	4 (12.50)
Yes	61 (77.22)	28 (87.50)	2.07 (0.64–6.67)	0.334
Ventilation
No	43 (54.43)	7 (21.88)
Yes	36 (45.57)	25 (78.13)	4.27 (1.65–11.01)	0.003