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. 2021 May 27;26(21):2000118. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.21.2000118

Table. Matched case–control study of a CPE outbreak in a haematological ward, France, January 2017–June 2018 (n = 76).

Variable Cases
(n = 19)
Controls
(n = 57)
OR 95% CI p
Median (IQR)
Age in years 58 (40–70) 63 (55–67) 1.0 0.9–1.0 0.38
Length of stay (previous 6 months, in days ) 28 (13–71) 54 (27–96) 1.0 1.0–1.0 0.11
n (%)
Men 8 (42) 37 (65) 0.4 0.1–1.2 0.10
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation 14 (74) 39 (68) 1.3 0.4–4.3 0.65
Antibiotic exposure (previous month) 18 (95) 45 (80) 4.5 0.5–36.6 0.17
Immunosuppressive therapy (previous month) 17 (89) 51 (89) 1.0 0.2–5.3 1.00
Hospitalisation in a room with OXA-48 CPE-positive toilet 14 (74) 15 (26) 6.2 2.0–19.6 0.002

CI: confidence interval; CPE: carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; IQR: interquartile range; OR: odds ratio.

Multiple variables can apply to more than one case.