Table 3.
Hospital Characteristic | Rate Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Degree centrality, by regiona | |||
Chicagolandb | 1.027 | 1.002–1.052 | .03 |
Non-Chicago urbanb | 1.025 | 1.002–1.048 | .03 |
Rural countyb | 1.056 | 1.030–1.082 | <.0001 |
Long-term acute care hospital sharinga | |||
≥4 vs <4 patients | 2.08 | .85–5.08 | .11 |
Multivariable model is adjusted for each hospital’s total number of beds and county type–degree centrality interaction.
For degree centrality, rate ratio represents increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae rate for each additional hospital connection.