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. 2021 Oct 20;13(10):e18916. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18916

Table 5. Independent risk factors in S. maltophilia bacteraemia for 14th-day mortality.

PBS: Pittsburgh bacteraemia score, CVC: Central venous catheter, CI: Confidence interval

Risk factor OR (95 % Cl) P-value
Female gender 7.47 (1.61-34.47) 0.01
PBS ≥ 4 39.9 (4.96-321.32) 0.001
Use of steroids within the last one month 10.2 (1.27-82.27) 0.029
Solid organ malignancy 9.6 (1.73-53.72) 0.01
CVC removal 0.05 (0.22-0.010) <0.001