Research Article
Clinical Predictors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia in Emergency Department
Table 3
Logistic regression analysis of clinical predictors of patients for P. aeruginosa bacteremia in the ED.
| Characteristics | Simple logistic analysis | Multiple logistic analysis | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Age |
|
| 0.9 (0.92-0.99) | 0.029 | Male, no. (%) | 2.8 (1.41-5.52) | 0.003 | | |
| Comorbid conditions, no. (%) |
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|
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| Diabetes mellitus | | | 0.2 (0.07-0.61) | 0.004 | Solid tumor | 2.7 (1.35-5.43) | 0.004 | | | Hematologic malignancy | 10.9 (1.24-95.96) | 0.031 | | |
| Prior hospitalization within 1 year, no. (%) | 3.1 (1.50-6.29) | 0.002 |
|
| Prior surgery within 1 year, no. (%)
| 3.1 (1.26-7.65)
| 0.013 |
| |
| Drug exposure within 1 month, no. (%) | | | | | Chemotherapy | 11.9 (3.77-37.80) | <0.001 |
|
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| Neutropenia | 41.1 (5.25-321.99)
| <0.001 |
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|
| Primary site of infection | | | |
| Respiratory tract | | | 6.5 (1.78-24.06) | 0.004 | Urinary tract | | | 0.06 (0.02-0.18) | <0.001 |
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p<0.05, p<0.01 p<0.001: significant change from baseline values. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. |