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. 2021 Sep 6:1–8. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.391

Table 3b.

COVID-19 Versus Influenza

Independent Variable IVAC,aOR (95% CI) PVAP,aOR (95% CI) BSI,aOR (95% CI) Enterococcus BSI,aOR (95% CI)a CAUTI,aOR (95% CI)a
COVID-19 positive 0.37 (0.05–2.65) 1.06 (0.07–16.64) 2.04 (0.41–10.04)
Age, per year 0.97 (0.91–1.03) 0.98 (0.91–1.05) 1.05 (1.01–1.09)b
Male sex 4.59 (0.61–34.68) 4.16 (0.25–70.14) 1.24 (0.41–3.80)
Race or ethnicity
  Black 0.92 (0.16–5.35)
  Asian 0.84 (0.06–10.93) 4.68 (0.16–139.55) 0.29 (0.06–1.42)
  Hispanic/Latino 1.09 (0.17–7.13) 3.65 (0.24–56.35) 0.47 (0.12–1.85)
Baseline IC 1.11 (0.18–6.96) 0.80 (0.04–14.82) 0.61 (0.18–2.07)
IS meds 2.98 (0.48–18.69) 0.24 (0.02–2.58) 1.20 (0.38–3.75)
ALC<500 1.28 (0.19–8.77) 4.98 (0.32–79.58) 0.66 (0.19–2.25)
LOS, per day 0.97 (0.88–1.08) 0.94 (0.78–1.14) 1.02 (0.94–1.11)
Central-line days, per day 0.99 (0.93–1.05) 0.95 (0.86–1.05) 0.96 (0.92–1.00)
Ventilator days, per day 1.18 (1.06–1.32) 1.05 (0.88–1.24) 0.85 (0.78–0.94)
No. of blood cultures 0.87 (0.71–1.07) 1.14 (0.81–1.63) 1.55 (1.26–1.91)
Antibiotic days, per day 1.06 (0.99–1.13) 1.05 (0.94–1.17) 1.05 (0.99–1.11)
SOFA 1.05 (0.84–1.31) 1.34 (0.96–1.87) 1.19 (1.01–1.41)

Note. CI, confidence interval; IVAC, infection-related ventilator-associated complications; PVAP, probable ventilator-associated pneumonia; BSI, bloodstream infection; CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; IC, immunocompromised; IS meds, immunosuppressive medications; ALC<500, absolute lymphocyte count <500 cells/μL at least once during encounter; LOS, length of stay; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.

a

Unable to evaluate given no events in the influenza group.

b

Covariates significant in the model are in bold.