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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors

From: Risk factors for acquisition of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in an acute tertiary care hospital in Singapore

Risk factor (Multivariable model)

Adjusted Odds Ratio

[95 % Confidence Interval]

(Sig)

Exposure to antibiotics penicillin

4.640 [1.529–14.079] (0.007)*

Exposure to antibiotics glycopeptides

5.162 [1.377–19.346] (0.015)**

Presence of central line device

3.117 [1.167–8.330] (0.023)**

  1. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.05 (Significance of association; 2-tailed)