Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Healthcare-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 4

General linear model to predict Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.

Variables		value	95% confidence interval
			Lower	Upper
Age, years
APACHE II score
Sex, male
History
Prior antibiotic use
COPD
CHF
Hypertension
Liver cirrhosis
Hemodialysis
Diabetes mellitus
Adverse events
GI bleeding
Shock
New arrhythmia
Acute renal failure
Jaundice
Thrombocytopenia
30-day mortality, death