Table 4.

Multivariable analysis for the outcome high rate of linezolid prescriptions per 100 antimicrobial prescriptions of 212 wards with linezolid use in the point prevalence survey 2016

Outcome	Parameter	Odds ratio	95% confidence intervall	p-value
High rate of linezolid prescriptions per 100 antimicrobial prescriptions (≥3Q)	Prevalence of patients with antimicrobial use (per 1% increase)	0.94	0.92–0.96	< 0.01
	North (region)	0.19	0.04–0.78	0.02
	Southwest (region)	0.43	0.19–0.99	0.05
	Intensive care unit (ward specialty)	4.89	2.05–11.70	< 0.01

Bold print is used to indicate statistical significance. High was defined as greater or equal than the 75th percentile (3Q). The value for 3Q was 14.3%. Abbreviations: North Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein; Southwest Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate