Research Article

Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii May Cause Patients to Develop Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infection

Table 4

Multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with polymicrobial AB-BSI.

VariableUnadjusted OR (95%CI) valueAdjusted OR (95%CI) value

Co-morbidities
 Trauma3.27 (1.59,6.78)0.0012.348 (0.771,7.150)0.133
 Burn injury4.30 (1.91,9.68)0.0003.536 (0.411,30.458)0.250
Previous treatment
 Blood transfusion2.05 (1.01,4.17)0.0470.593 (0.206,1.706)0.333
 Indwelling urinary catheter3.08 (1.04,9.19)0.0431.722 (0.360,8.244)0.497
Source of bloodstream infections
 Skin and soft tissue infection3.19 (1.49,6.87)0.0030.790 (0.102,6.136)0.822
Antibiotic resistance
 Imipenem2.74 (1.22,6.14)0.0140.019 (0.000,1.886)0.091
 Cefepime3.08 (1.41,6.74)0.0052.234 (0.231,21.571)0.487
 Tobramycin2.20 (1.06,4.58)0.0351.007 (0.288,3.528)0.991
 Piperacillin/Tazobactam4.04 (1.45,11.23)0.00814.48 (2.07,101.24)
 Ciprofloxacin2.68 (1.19,6.06)0.0184.995 (0.087,287.043)0.436

Abbreviations: AB-BSI: Acinetobacter Baumannii bloodstream infection; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Significant.