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Table 4 Risk factors associated with CVC-associated LCD BSI other than CoNS on NEO-KISS NICUs

From: The impact of staffing on central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in preterm neonates – results of nation-wide cohort study in Germany

Parameter

Category

OR

CI 95%

P-value

Realized staffing percentage

Missing

0.71

(0.26-1.94)

0.507

 

<95%

1.78

(1.06-2.99)

0.028

 

≥95%

1=reference

  

Gestational age (completed weeks)

<27 weeks

10.73

(4.25-27.08)

<0.001

 

27-28 weeks

2.72

(1.08-6.85)

0.033

 

29-30 weeks

1.81

(0.67-4.88)

0.241

 

>30 weeks

1=reference

  

Mode of delivery

Vaginal

2.10

(1.29-3.43)

0.003

 

Emergency cesarean section

1.05

(0.55-2.00)

0.888

 

Cesarean section

1=reference

  
  1. CI 95%, 95% confidence interval. CVC, central venous catheter. BSI, bloodstream infection. LCD, laboratory confirmed diagnosis. CoNS, coagulase negative staphylococci. Realized staffing percentage, ratio of realized staffing / planned staffing * 100.
  2. Results of the multivariable regression analysis by GEE models.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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