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. 2017 Sep 15;13:286. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1204-3

Table 7.

Final multivariable logistic model showing the results of changing reference categories of specimen type

Variable OR1 95% CI2 p-value
Specimen type
 Skin 3.519 0.969 12.78 0.0559
 Urine 0.068 0.017 0.276 0.0002
 All others 0.564 0.208 1.531 0.2611
 Ear canal swab Ref . . .
 Ear canal swab 0.284 0.078 1.032 0.0559
 Urine 0.019 0.004 0.089 <.0001
 All others 0.16 0.05 0.517 0.0022
 Skin Ref . . .
 Ear canal swab 1.773 0.653 4.81 0.2611
 Skin 6.237 1.933 20.131 0.0022
 Urine 0.12 0.033 0.439 0.0014
 All others Ref . . .