TABLE 2.
A comparison of host factors and clinical characteristic between patients with A. baumannii and A. nosocomialis infection
| Variable | Infected patients |
Odd ratio (95% CI) |
Univariate P value (two-tailed) |
Multivariate P value (two-tailed) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. baumannii (n = 34) |
A. nosocomialis (n = 14) |
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| Elderly age (n, %) | |||||
| ≥ 60 yrs | 17 (50) | 9 (64) | 0.56 (0.15 to 2.01) |
0.523 | 0.377 |
| < 60 yrs | 17 (50) | 5 (36) | 1.80 (0.50 to 6.50) |
0.526 | 0.377 |
| Source of infection (n, %) | |||||
| Hospital acquired | 22 (65) | 10 (71) | 0.73 (0.19 to 2.85) |
0.746 | 0.661 |
| Community acquired | 12 (35) | 4 (29) | 1.36 (0.35 to 5.30) |
0.746 | 0.661 |
| Clinical manifestation (n, %) | |||||
| Pulmonary | 16 (47) | 5 (36) | 1.60 (0.44 to 5.78) |
0.536 | 0.482 |
| Sepsis | 11 (32) | 1 (7) | 6.22 (0.72 to 53.79) |
0.081 | 0.069 |
| Skin wound | 10 (29) | 2 (14) | 2.50 (0.47 to 13.27) |
0.465 | 0.281 |
| ICU admission (n, %) | 23 (68) | 7 (50) | 2.09 (0.59 to 7.45) |
0.330 | 0.260 |
| Mortality rate (n, %) | 12 (33) | 5 (36) | 0.98 (0.27 to 3.60) |
1.000 | 0.978 |
| APACHE II score, mean (range) | 12.7 (2 to 31) | 12.4 (4 to 22) | NDa | 0.657 | 0.654 |
ND, not determined.