Research Article

Biofilm-Producing Bacteria and Risk Factors (Gender and Duration of Catheterization) Characterized as Catheter-Associated Biofilm Formation

Table 5

Risk factor distribution.

No.Risk factorBiofilm formation (n, %) value OR95% CI
PositiveNegative

1Gender
 Male21 (50)21 (50)≤0.0010.1360.052–0.352
 Female59 (88)8 (12)
2Age
 ≥60 y.o.40 (80)10 (20)0.1511.9000.786–4.591
 <60 y.o.40 (68)19 (32)
3Diabetes mellitus
 Positive17 (71)7 (29)0.7480.8480.310–2.317
 Negative63 (74)22 (26)
4Antibiotics
 Without AB27 (79)7 (21)0.3381.6010.608–4.218
 With AB53 (71)22 (29)
5Duration
 ≥5 days56 (84)11 (16)0.0020.2620.108–0.637
 <5 days24 (57)18 (43)
6Bacteriuria before catheterization
 Positive31 (84)6 (16)0.0782.4250.888–6.624
 Negative49 (68)23 (32)