Research Article

Asymptomatic Carriage Rate, Multidrug Resistance Level, and Associated Risk Factors of Enterococcus in Clinical Samples among HIV-Positive Patients Attending at Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Showa, Ethiopia

Table 5

Multivariable analysis of enterococcal infections at the Debre Birhan comprehensive hospital, May to August, 2021.

FactorsAOR (95% C.I) value

Hospital hours5.23 (3.42-24.6)0.035
Hospital hoursRef
WHO stage
 IRef
 II0.45 (0.00-23.1)1.0
 III0.55 (0.00-2.71)0.56
 IV1.65 (1.23-3.61)0.035
Antibiotics usageRef
Animal contact1.11 (0.73–4.58)0.35
Cancer5.80 (0.00–16.25)0.25
Catheterization3.5 (5.12-44.31)0.042
Diabetics2.5 (1.00-15.28)1.00
UTI0.43 (0.05-1.42)0.55
CD4 count
 <3503.4 (2.1-9.76)0.03
 >350Ref