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. 2021 Feb 1;203(3):328–338. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1322OC

Table 3.

Longitudinal Culture Positivity for S. aureus and P. aeruginosa

Organism Initial Year [n (%)] Final through 2016 [n (%)] OR (95% CI)* P Value
S. aureus 81 (60.4) 92 (68.7) 1.5 (0.87–2.57) 0.17
P. aeruginosa 78 (58.2) 99 (73.9) 4.5 (1.86–10.9) 0.0003
S. aureus and P. aeruginosa 41 (30.6) 68 (50.7) 2.6 (1.48–4.52) 0.0007

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; P. aeruginosa = Pseudomonas aeruginosa; S. aureus = Staphylococcus aureus.

*

Odds ratio using Mantel-Haenszel method and 95% CI.

P value calculated by Exact McNemar’s test, based on N = 134 individuals.