Risk Factors and Scoring System for Predicting Bacterial Resistance to Cefepime as Used Empirically in Haematology Wards

Table 3

Risk factors for cefepime resistance in multivariate logistic regression.

Risk factor	Unadjusted OR	Adjusted OR
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia	7.2 (1.5 to 34.3)	6.0 (1.1 to 31.8)	0.036
Antibiotic therapy with β-lactams (current or in the last month)	4.8 (1.8 to 12.6)	3.6 (1.3 to 10.5)	0.017
Time elapsed since hospital admission ≥18 days	6.7 (2.4 to 18.4)	4.7 (1.6 to 13.9)	0.005
Time elapsed since central venous catheter insertion ≥16 days	2.8 (1.2 to 6.6)	—