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. 2020 Mar 18;24:109. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2766-1

Table 2.

Independent risk factors associated with candidemia according to hospitalization inside and outside intensive care units

Risk factors Whole population1, 2 (N = 567) Intensive care1, 2 (N = 250) Non-Intensive care1, 2 (N = 322)
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Central venous catheter4 6.74 2.96–15.4 < 0.001 9.77 3.72–25.7 < 0.001
Total parenteral nutrition4 3.92 2.28–6.73 < 0.001 6.75 2.89–15.7 < 0.001 3.29 1.52–7.13 0.003
Previous septic shock 2.29 1.33–3.96 0.003 2.39 1.14–5.01 0.02
Acute kidney injury 4.77 1.94–11.8 < 0.001
Heart disease 1.78 0.96–3.33 0.07 3.78 1.09–13.1 0.006
Renal replacement therapy 2.16 1.11–4.21 0.02
Glycopeptides5, 6 3.31 1.33–8.23 0.01
Nitroimidazoles5, 6 2.16 1.05–4.45 0.04 3.12 1.07–9.11 0.04
Aminoglycosides5, 6 2.28 1.01–5.13 0.05

OR stands for odds ratio, CI for confidence interval

1Variables in multivariate models were selected by stepwise regression, using a cutoff p value of 0.1. The number of patients in the model may be lower than the total number of patients due to missing co-variables in some individuals

2The models are not changed and the association with antibiotics is still significant when the variable “intraabdominal bacterial infection” is forced into the model

3SAPS2 was not included in the model since it is composed of variables which are presented separately in the model

4Within 2 weeks before candidemia (cases) or matched time period (controls)

5Within 4 weeks before candidemia (cases) or matched time period (controls)

6The association between these classes of antibiotics and candidemia is still significant when the variable “number of antibiotics” is added in the model (independent variables)