Table 4.

Factors Associated With Carriage of Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Bacteria in Neonates Admitted at Neonatal Intensive Care Units^a

Characteristic		3rd-Gen Present n = 105	Crude Odds Ratio [95% CI]	P Value	Adjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]	P Value
Admitting weight (g)	≥2500	44 [41.9]	1.00
	1500–2499	32 [30.5]	1.01 [0.55–1.86]	.972
	1001–1499	22 [21.0]	1.24 [0.61–2.51]	.551
	≤1000	7 [6.7]	4.53 [0.90–22.91]	.067
Duration of stay before specimen collection (days)		9.0 [4.0–22.0]	1.07 [1.04–1.10]	<.001	1.02 [1.01–1.04]	.044
Age of mother (years)		29.0 [24.0–35.0]	0.97 [0.93–1.02]	.205
Parity		1.0 [1.0–3.0]	0.84 [0.68–1.04]	.111
Sex Male		47 [44.8]	0.64 [0.38–1.08]	.097
Type of delivery	Caesarean section	55 [52.4]	0.86 [0.51–1.44]	.566	0.95 [0.49–1.83]	.876
Type of gestation	Preterm	68 [65.4]	1.54 [0.89–2.65]	.119
Prolonged PROMb	Yes	8 [9.8]	2.31 [0.57–9.06]	.231
Antibiotic use	Yes	88 [83.8]	16.05 [8.27–31.13]	<.001	12.87 [6.41–25.83]	<.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GN, Gram negative; MDR, multidrug resistant; PROM, premature rupture of membranes; 3rd-Gen, third-generation cephalosporin.

^aData are presented as medians with interquartile ranges and N (%) where appropriate. Significant variables are presented in boldface.

^bStatistical level of significance set at P < .05.