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 factor | Biofilm formation (n, %) | value | OR | 95% CI | Positive | Negative |
| 1 | Gender | | | | | | | Male | 21 (50) | 21 (50) | ≤0.001 | 0.136 | 0.052–0.352 | | Female | 59 (88) | 8 (12) | | | | 2 | Age | | | | | | | ≥60 y.o. | 40 (80) | 10 (20) | 0.151 | 1.900 | 0.786–4.591 | | <60 y.o. | 40 (68) | 19 (32) | | | | 3 | Diabetes mellitus | | | | | | | Positive | 17 (71) | 7 (29) | 0.748 | 0.848 | 0.310–2.317 | | Negative | 63 (74) | 22 (26) | | | | 4 | Antibiotics | | | | | | | Without AB | 27 (79) | 7 (21) | 0.338 | 1.601 | 0.608–4.218 | | With AB | 53 (71) | 22 (29) | | | | 5 | Duration | | | | | | | ≥5 days | 56 (84) | 11 (16) | 0.002 | 0.262 | 0.108–0.637 | | <5 days | 24 (57) | 18 (43) | | | | 6 | Bacteriuria before catheterization | | | | | | | Positive | 31 (84) | 6 (16) | 0.078 | 2.425 | 0.888–6.624 | | Negative | 49 (68) | 23 (32) | | | |
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