Research Article
Bacterial Sepsis in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Factors associated with culture confirmed bacterial sepsis in patients with VL admitted to Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012 (
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| Factors | Blood culture ( (%)) | OR (95% CI) | value | Positive | Negative |
| Total | 16 (19.3) | 67 (80.7) | | | Sex | | | | | Female | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1.0 | 0.81 | Male | 16 (19.5) | 66 (80.5) | Undefined | Age (years) | | | | | ≥18 | 16 (20.0) | 64 (80.0) | 1.0 | 1.00 | <18 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 0.0 (0.0–10.1) | Fever | | | | | No | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 1.0 | 0.61 | Yes | 16 (19.8) | 65 (80.2) | Undefined | Tachycardia | | | | | No | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 1.0 | 0.35 | Yes | 14 (20.9) | 53 (79.1) | 1.8 (0.3–13.3) | Tachypnea | | | | | No | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 1.0 | 0.51 | Yes | 15 (20.0) | 60 (80.0) | 1.7 (0.2–40.7) | Type of VL | | | | | Primary | 14 (18.2) | 63 (81.8) | 1.0 | 0.33 | Relapse | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 1.8 (0.5–6.2) | Hospital stay prior to blood culture | | | | | <72 hours | 12 (19.4) | 50 (80.6) | 1.0 | 0.77 | ≥72 hours | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | 1.0 (0.4–2.7) | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | ≥18.5 | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 1.0 | 0.55 | <18.5 | 14 (18.9) | 60 (81.1) | 0.8 (0.2–3.2) | Focal bacterial infection | | | | | Absent | 4 (6.1) | 62 (93.9) | 1.0 | <0.01 | Present | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) | 11.6 (4.3–31.6) | HIV | | | | | Negative | 12 (17.1) | 58 (82.9) | 1.0 | 0.21 | Positive | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 2.1 (0.5–9.6) | Anaemia (Hg < 11 g/dL) | | | | | No | 1 (6.3) | 11 (91.7) | 1.0 | 0.27 | Yes | 15 (21.1) | 56 (78.9) | 2.9 (0.3–65.8) | Thrombocytopenia (Platelet </L) | | | | | No | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1.0 | 0.17 | Yes | 14 (17.7) | 65 (82.3) | 0.2 (0.0–2.4) | Leukopenia (WBC </L) | | | | | No | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1.0 | 0.48 | Yes | 15 (18.8) | 65 (81.2) | 0.5 (0.0–13.8) |
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