Table 4.
Multivariate analysis associated with multidrug-resistant organism bacteraemia
| Variable | MDR bacteraemia | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | P value | Odds Ratio | P value | ||
| Sex (male) | 31/61 (50.8%) | 0.70 [0.35; 1.79] | 0.5683 | 1.04 [0.40; 2.70] | 0.9403 |
| Immunosuppression | 23/33 (69.7%) | 2.86 [1.17; 6.95] | 0.0207 | 2.96 [1.08; 8.13] | 0.0354 |
| Severity | 19/26 (73.1%) | 3.13 [1.17; 8.36] | 0.0232 | 2.32 [0.78; 6.88] | 0.1303 |
| Colonization MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10/12 (83.3%) | 5.24 [1.08; 25.32] | 0.0395 | 2.95 [0.49; 17.77] | 0.2386 |
| Hospital-acquired | 38/62 (61.3%) | 2.49 [1.07; 5.78] | 0.034 | 2.62 [1.03; 6.64] | 0.0427 |
MDR Multidrug-resistant
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