TABLE 1.
Comparison of Facility A Residents with Sputum Colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii by Selected Characteristics, Sputum Colonization Survey, California, March 15, 2010
| Characteristic | No. (%) of colonized residents (n = 70) |
OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 7/32 (22) | 1.24 (0.38–4.00) | .72 |
| Male sex | 7/38 (18) | Ref | |
| Age 65 years or more | 8/32 (25) | 1.78 (0.54–5.81) | .34 |
| Age less than 65 years | 6/38 (16) | Ref | |
| Subacute care section | 13/57 (23) | 3.55 (0.42–29.89) | .44 |
| Long-term care section | 1/13 (8) | Ref | |
| ADL dependent | 12/53 (23) | 2.20 (0.44–10.98) | .49 |
| Not ADL dependent | 2/17 (12) | Ref | |
| Indwelling catheter | 13/52 (25) | 5.67 (0.69–46.84) | .10 |
| No indwelling catheter | 1/18 (6) | Ref | |
| Antibiotics | 4/7 (57) | 7.07 (1.37–36.52) | .03 |
| No antibiotics | 10/63 (16) | Ref | |
| Ventilator vs no respiratory care | |||
| Ventilator | 9/23 (39) | 10.29 (1.16–91.63) | .03 |
| No respiratory care | 1/17 (6) | Ref | |
| Tracheostomy vs no respiratory care | |||
| Tracheostomy | 4/30 (13) | 2.46 (0.25–24.02) | .64 |
| No respiratory care | 1/17 (6) | Ref | |
| Ventilator vs tracheostomy | |||
| Ventilator | 9/23 (39) | 4.18 (1.09–16.04) | .05 |
| Tracheostomy | 4/30 (13) | Ref |
note.Facility A residents comprised patients with tracheostomies (with or without ventilatory support) or who could cough with sputum production. ADL, activities of daily living; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.