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. 2017 Mar 3;215(8):1312–1320. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix114

Table 4.

Association of Clinical Factors With Multidrug Resistance Among 87 Patients With Community-Onset Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections

Risk Factor Community-Onset Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, No. Multidrug Resistance, No. With Risk Factor (% Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P Adjusted ORa (95% CI) P
Male sex 44 27 (61) 0.94 (.4–2.2) 1 0.85 (.33–2.16) .73
Age
<12 y 31 16 (52) 0.51 (.2–1.2) .17 0.7 (.24–2.03) .51
>50 y 22 16 (73) 1.89 (.7–5.5) .31 1.29 (.38–4.63) .69
HIV seropositive 12 6 (50) 0.37 (.1–1.4) .17
Diabetes mellitus 6 4 (67) 1.56 (.3–9.3) 1
Severe malnutrition 4 2 (50) 1 (.1–8.3) 1
Income <5000 rupees/mob 56 38 (68) 1.98 (.8–4.9) .17
Vegetarian 17 11 (65) 1.15 (.4–3.5) 1
Works with animals 20 16 (80) 3.05 (.9–10.1) .07 3.14 (.96–12.39) .07
Farmer 11 9 (82) 3.1 (.6–15.3) .19
Antibiotic use in past wk 16 13 (81) 3.17 (.8–12.1) .09
Antibiotic use in past mo 18 15 (83) 3.85 (1–14.5) .05 4.17 (1.19–19.7) .04
Prior visit to general practitioner 43 28 (65) 1.21 (.5–3.1) .81

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

aAdjusted for age, sex, and working with animals.

bFor children, parental income is reported.

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