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. 2019 Apr 4;61:e20. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201961020

Table 2. Statistical correlations of different patients’ clinical and epidemiological factors, (from whom P. aeruginosa was isolated), with MDR/XDR phenotypes.

Factor MDR/XDR P OR(95% CI)
+ Total
Units Medical 38 27 65 0.871
ICU 10 26 36 0.030 3.4(1.2-10.2)
Surgery 18 9 27 0.462
Outpatient 13 10 23 0.748
Pediatric/Neonatal 15 10 25 0.807
Sample Blood 7 12 19 0.003 7.9(2.1-30.2)
Bronchial secretion 11 16 27 0.003 6.7(2.0-23.0)
Diabetic foot ulcer 13 28 41 <0.001 9.9(3.1-31.9)
Skin secretion 40 21 61 0.117
Other a 23 5 28 0.002 0.2(0.1-0.6)
Stay Short (<10 days) 70 43 113 0.019 2.3(1.1-4.)
Long (≥10 days) 21 29 50
Sex Male 53 55 108 0.355
Female 35 27 62
Age <10 years 13 11 24 0.964
10-60 years 52 41 93 0.721
>60 years 16 18 34 0.573
Previous antimicrobial treatment No 78 44 122 <0.001 4.2(2.1-8.4)
Yes 16 38 54

P: probability, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: confidence interval.

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Other types of samples: urine, sputum, ear swabs, eye and vagina.