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. 2020 Jul 2;25(26):1900317. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.26.1900317

Table 3. Effect modification onset of infection (community-associated vs hospital-associated) for established predictors of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales infection, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, January 2010–December 2016 (n = 376).

Parameter Effect modification by onset of infection
(community-associated vs hospital-associated)
ORa 95% CI p value
Recent hospitalisationb 2.35 0.81–6.79 0.116
Admission from other healthcare facility NA NA NA
Antibiotic therapy with β-lactams or fluoroquinolonesc 3.84 1.17–12.56 0.026
Urinary catheterisationd 2.26 0.68–7.50 0.181
Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 4 1.53 0.32–7.39 0.598
Age ≥ 70 years 0.71 0.25–1.97 0.507
History of ESBL-PE colonisation/infectione 1.06 0.20–5.62 0.943
Hospitalisation in ESBL high-burden regione,f NA NA NA
Chronic indwelling vascular hardwareg 1.98 0.58–6.78 0.278
Any antibiotic exposure within last 6 monthsh 2.50 0.80–7.81 0.114
Age ≥ 43 years 1.12 0.15–8.31 0.910

CI: confidence interval; ESBL-PE: extended-spectrum β lactamase-producing Enterobacterales; NA: not applicable; OR: odds ratio.

a Odds ratios and respective 95% CIs represent interactions terms.

b More than 2 days within 12 months before index hospitalisation.

c Lasting > 48 h during the 3 months preceding admission.

d Within 30 days before index blood culture.

e Within 6 months before index hospitalisation.

f India (1), France (1) and North Macedonia (1).

g Central venous catheters (including peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-lines, ports, pace-makers) and central dialysis catheters

h Extended-spectrum penicillins, third/fourth generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides.

Bold print indicates significant p values.