Pediatric Patients with Intravascular Devices: Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infections and Risk Factors

Table 4

Odds ratios for the relation between polymicrobial BSI and age of patients adjusted for potential clinical confounders.

Potential confounder	Adjusted OR^a (95% CI^b)	𝑃 value
Diagnosis	0.29 (0.13, 0.68)	.004
Type of catheter	0.39 (0.16, 0.95)	.038
Neutropenia	0.33 (0.14, 0.74)	.008
Parenteral nutrition	0.33 (0.14, 0.77)	.009
Recurrence	0.25 (0.08, 0.82)	.023
Removal	0.33 (0.14, 0.75)	.008

^aOR: odds ratio; ^b95% CI: 95% confidence interval.