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. 2022 Dec 14;89(1):e01712-22. doi: 10.1128/aem.01712-22

TABLE 5.

Clinical characteristics of patients and risk factors associated with oral isolates by susceptibility to disinfectants (concentration of use in the oral cavity)a

Variable PVPI
CPC
BZK
No. (%) of subjectsb
Univariate analysis
P valuec No. (%) of subjectsb
Univariate analysis
P valuec No. (%) of subjectsb
Univariate analysis
P valuec
Group 1 (n = 18) Group 2 (n = 12) OR 95% CI Group 1 (n = 6) Group 2 (n = 24) OR 95% CI Group 1 (n = 3) Group 2 (n = 27) OR 95% CI
Age of ≥90 yrs 10 (55.6) 3 (25.0) 3.75 0.75–18.6 0.14 3 (50.0) 10 (41.7) 1.4 0.23–8.42 1.00 2 (66.7) 11 (40.7) 2.91 0.23–36.2 0.56
Male sex 3 (16.7) 2 (16.7) 1.00 0.14–7.10 1.00 (0.76)d 1 (16.7) 4 (16.7) 1.00 0.09–11.0 1.00 (0.66)d 0 (0.0) 5 (18.5) 0 1.00
PS score = 4 15 (83.3) 11 (91.7) 0.45 0.04–4.98 0.63 6 (100.0) 20 (83.3) 0.56 3 (100.0) 23 (85.2) 1.00
With remaining teeth 15 (83.3) 8 (66.7) 2.50 0.45–14.0 0.39 5 (83.3) 18 (75.0) 1.67 0.16–17.3 1.00 2 (66.7) 21 (77.8) 0.57 0.04–7.44 1.00
OHAT-J score
 Lip score = 1 6 (33.3) 2 (16.7) 2.5 0.41–15.2 0.42 3 (50.0) 5 (20.8) 3.8 0.58–24.9 0.3 1 (33.3) 7 (25.9) 1.43 0.11–18.3 1.00
 Tongue score = 1 or 2 6 (33.3) 4 (33.3) 1.00 0.21–4.71 1.00 1 (16.7) 9 (37.5) 0.33 0.03–3.33 0.63 0 (0.0) 10 (37.0) 0.53
 Gum and mucosa score = 1 or 2 6 (33.3) 3 (25.0) 1.5 0.29–7.68 0.70 2 (33.3) 7 (29.2) 1.21 0.18–8.22 1.00 0 (0.0) 9 (33.3) 0.53
 Saliva score = 1 or 2 10 (55.6) 3 (25.0) 3.75 0.75–18.6 0.14 3 (50.0) 10 (41.7) 1.4 0.23–8.42 1.00 1 (33.3) 12 (44.4) 0.63 0.05–7.75 1.00
 Natural teeth score = 1 or 2 8 (44.4) 3 (25.0) 2.4 0.48–11.9 0.44 2 (33.3) 9 (37.5) 0.83 0.13–5.50 1.00 1 (33.3) 10 (37.0) 0.85 0.07–10.6 1.00
 Denture score = 1 1 (5.6) 0 (0) 1.00 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 1.00 0 (0.0) 1 (3.7) 1.00
 Oral cleanliness score = 1 or 2 7 (38.9) 4 (33.3) 1.27 0.28–5.87 1.00 1 (16.7) 10 (41.7) 0.28 0.03–2.78 0.37 0 (0.0) 11 (40.7) 0.28
 Tooth pain score = 1 0 (0.0) 1 (8.3) 0.40 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 1.00 0 (0.0) 1 (3.7) 1.00
Situation before admission
 From home 3 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 2.20 0.20–24.1 0.63 0 (0.0) 4 (16.7) 0 0.56 0 (0.0) 4 (14.8) 0 1.00
 From another hospital 6 (33.3) 1 (8.3) 5.5 0.57–53.2 0.19 3 (50.0) 4 (16.7) 5.00 0.73–34.3 0.12 1 (33.3) 6 (22.2) 1.26 0.12–13.6 1.00
 From affiliated hospital 4 (22.2) 3 (25.0) 0.86 0.15–4.76 1.00 1 (16.7) 6 (25.0) 0.6 0.06–6.21 1.00 0 (0.0) 7 (25.9) 0 1.00
 From another facility 5 (27.8) 5 (41.7) 0.54 0.12–2.52 0.46 1 (16.7) 9 (37.5) 0.33 0.03–3.33 0.63 1 (33.3) 9 (33.3) 1.00 0.08–12.6 1.00
History of medical visits within 1 mo 1 (5.6) 2 (16.7) 0.29 0.02–3.67 0.55 0 (0.0) 3 (12.5) 1.00 0 (0.0) 3 (11.1) 1.00
Prior use of antibiotics within 6 mo 3 (16.7) 7 (58.3) 0.14 0.03–0.77 0.045* (0.024*)d 2 (33.3) 8 (33.3) 1.00 0.15–6.67 1.00 0 (0.0) 10 (37.0) 0 0.53
Tube feeding 7 (38.9) 3 (25.0) 1.91 0.38–9.59 0.69 5 (83.3) 5 (20.8) 19 1.79–201 0.0088** (0.015*)d 2 (66.7) 8 (29.6) 4.75 0.38–60.1 0.25
 Nasogastric tube 3 (16.7) 1 (8.3) 2 (33.3) 2 (8.3) 1 (33.3) 3 (11.1)
 Gastrostomy and enterostomy 4 (22.2) 2 (16.7) 3 (50.0) 3 (12.5) 1 (33.3) 5 (18.5)
Presence of comorbidities
 Strokes 9 (50.0) 5 (41.7) 1.40 0.32–6.11 0.72 5 (83.3) 9 (37.5) 8.33 0.84–83.2 0.07 2 (66.7) 12 (44.4) 2.5 0.20–31.0 0.59
 Cardiovascular disease 7 (38.9) 4 (33.3) 1.27 0.28–5.87 1.00 4 (66.7) 7 (29.2) 4.86 0.72–32.9 0.16 2 (66.7) 9 (33.3) 4.00 0.32–50.2 0.54
 Diabetes 3 (16.7) 0 (0) 0.26 0 (0.0) 3 (12.5) 0 1.00 0 (0.0) 3 (11.1) 0 1.00
 Tumor bearing 2 (11.1) 2 (16.7) 0.63 0.08–5.17 1.00 1 (16.7) 3 (12.5) 1.4 0.12–16.5 1.00 0 (0.0) 4 (14.8) 0 1.00
a

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. *, P value of ≤0.05; **, P value of ≤0.01.

b

Group 1, subjects with oral isolates that showed resistance or intermediate resistance; group 2, subjects without oral isolates that showed resistance or intermediate resistance.

c

By Fisher’s exact test.

d

By multiple logistic regression analysis.