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Table 8 Multivariate analysis of patient variables for positive blood culture

From: Burns infection profile of Singapore: prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the role of blood cultures

 

Multivariate analysis

Variables

OR

95 % CI

p value

Nationality

   

 Foreigner

1.82

0.47–7.15

0.388

TBSA group

   

 III

7.14

1.55–32.94

0.012

 IV

51.58

7.52–353.78

<0.001

Cause

   

 Flame

1.66

0.41–6.76

0.482

Length of stay

1.03

1.00–1.06

0.022

Number of surgeries

1.11

0.86–1.44

0.421

MDR A. baumannii-positive culture

0.79

0.15–4.29

0.786

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TBSA total body surface area, III 20 % ≤ TBSA burn < 40 %, IV TBSA burn ≥ 40 % MDR A. baumannii multidrug-ressitant Acinetobacter baumannii
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