Research Article
Predictors of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Results after Decolonization
Table 5
Initial variables for multivariable S. aureus colonization prediction model.
| Comorbidity | Patient characteristics | Preoperative diagnosis |
| Myocardial infarction | Age | Avascular necrosis | Congestive heart failure | Female | Infection | Peripheral vascular disease | BMI | Unspecified Inflammation | Cerebrovascular disease | Hospital site #1 | Fracture | Dementia | Hospital site #2 | Tumor | Chronic pulmonary disease | Hospital site #3 | Osteoarthritis | Rheumatoid arthritis | Hospital site #4 | | Peptic ulcer disease | Previous IP stay within 1 month | | Mild hepatic disease | Previous IP stay within 2 months | | DM without complication | Previous IP stay within 3 months | | DM with complication | Previous IP stay within 6 months | | Hemiplegia/paralysis | Previous IP stay within 1 year | | Chronic kidney disease | | | Malignancy except skin cancer | | | Moderate/severe hepatic disease | | | AIDS/HIV | | | Charlson Comorbidity Index | | |
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AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, BMI: body mass index, DM: diabetes mellitus, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, and IP: inpatient.
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