Research Article

Recent Advances in Investigation, Prevention, and Management of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Resistant Multidrug Strain Colonization and Its Risk Factors in an Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital

Table 6

Analysis of risk factors related to bacterial infections after 7 days. OR: Odds Ratio; ∗: p<0.05; ∗∗∗: p<0.001.

MRSA colonizationVRE colonization
Present [n]Absent [n]ORP valuePresent [n]Absent [n]ORP value

Male3930.65050.780126511.940.0553
Female4920.69570.6163018100.5457

ESBL colonizationCRE colonization
Present [n]Absent [n]ORP valuePresent [n]Absent [n]ORP value

Male50784.79<0.0001∗∗∗31771.6650.031∗
Female54725.404<0.0001∗∗∗47792.1040.0006∗∗∗