Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns, and Risk Factors Associated with Enterococci among Pediatric Patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 3

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of associated factors for acquiring enterococci infection among pediatric patients attending DRH from February to May 2019.

Variables (total no.)	Enterococci infection		COR (CI 95%)	value	AOR	value
	Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Age
≤4 (124)	5 (4%)	119 (96.0%)	1.21 (0.319-4.65)	0.77	NA
5-9 (159)	2 (1.3%)	157 (98.7%)	0.360 (0.06-2.05)	0.25
10-14 (120)	4 (3.3%)	116 (96.7%)	1
Sex
Male (188)	5 (2.7%)	183 (97.3%)	1.05 (0.31-3.50)	0.93	NA
Female (215)	6 (2.8%)	209 (97.2%)	1
Residence
Urban (189)	4 (2.1%)	185 (97.9%)	1.56 (0.45-5.42)	0.48	NA
Rural (214)	7 (3.3%)	207 (96.7%)	1
Patient setting
Inpatient (271)	7 (5.3%)	125 (94.7%)	3.73 (1.07-13.00)	0.038	0.33 (0.10-2.13)	0.48
Outpatient (132)	4 (1.5%)	267 (98.5%)	1
Family educational status
Illiterate (178)	5 (2.8%)	173 (97.2%)	0.63 (0.12-3.33)	0.59	NA
Read and write (111)	2 (1.8%)	109 (98.2)	2.35 (0.54-10.25)	0.25
High school (47)	3 (6.4%)	44 (93.6%)	0.88 (0.10-7.80)	0.91
Diploma (40)	1 (2.5%)	39 (97.5)	1.02 (0.21-6.37)	0.99
First degree and higher (27)	0 (0.0%)	27 (100.0%)	1
History of
Antibiotic administration	10 (4.3%)	221 (95.7%)	7.81 (0.99-61.66)	0.052	10.17 (0.50-206.3)	0.131
Invasive procedure	5 (17.2%)	24 (82.8%)	28.2 (7.77-102.23)	<0.001	26.91 (4.96-148.99)	<0.001
Malnutrition	2 (8.3%)	88 (91.7%)	3.73 (0.76-18.35)	0.101	6.31 (0.5-28.09)	0.076
Burn	1 (14.3%)	6 (85.7%)	6.43 (0.70-58.53)	0.260	NA
Animal contact	3 (6.4%)	44 (93.6%)	2.96 (0.75-11.59)	0.110	0.11 (0.15-0.93)	0.043
Chronic illness	6 (9.2%)	59 (90.8%)	6.77 (2.00-22.91)	0.021	16.21 (2.98-88.08)	<0.001
Contact with health profess	5 (6.1%)	77 (93.9%)	3.40 (1.01-11.46)	0.042	1.78 (0.32-9.91)	0.508
Admission	8 (11.8%)	60 (88.2%)	14.75 (1.36-15.59)	0.020	13.73 (3.01-62.59)	<0.001
Hospital stay >48 hr	7 (15.7%)	39 (84.7%)	3.41 (0.39-29.74)	0.261	NA

Statistically significant at . AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; 1: reference group; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; NA: not applicable.