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. 2021 Mar 10;40(8):1673–1680. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04215-4

Table 2.

Risk factors for BSI

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Age, per supplementary year 0.99 [0.98-1.01] 0.49
Simplified acute physiology score II, per one point increment 1.00 [1.00-1.01] 0.14 1.00 [0.99-1.01] 0.76
Male 1.21 [0.73-2.02] 0.46
Admission from a long-term care facility 2.36 [0.55-10.10] 0.25
Admission from an acute care ward 1.33 [0.82-2.13] 0.25
Admission from Home 0.73 [0.45-1.16] 0.18 0.77 [0.48-1.24] 0.28
Admission from an other ICU 0.64 [0.09-4.72] 0.66
Admission for trauma 0.84 [0.30-2.35] 0.75
Surgical reason for admission 1.26 [0.72-2.19] 0.42
Antibiotic before admission 1.04 [0.64-1.68] 0.87
Immunosuppresion 0.99 [0.36-2.76] 0.99
Neutropenia (<500/mL) 1.13 [0.15-8.37] 0.91
Intubation during period at risk for BSI 4.73 [2.04-10.96] <0.001 2.72 [1.13-6.54] 0.026
Central catheter during period at risk for BSI 9.04 [3.29-24.89] <0.001 6.49 [2.28-18.47] <0.001
Number of day at risk for BSI, per supplementary days 1.02 [1.00-1.04] 0.13 1.00 [0.97-1.02] 0.65

ICU intensive care unit. BSI bloodstream infection