Table 1: Bivariate analysis of clinical factors.

Variable

 

Group

χ2

p

OR

CI 95%

Cases

(n, %)

Controls

(n, %)

Min.

Max.

Previous

admission

Yes

70 (42.20)

53 (31.9)

4.95

0.02

2.29

1.09

4.55

 

No

16 (9.60)

27 (16.3)

 

 

 

 

 

Previous

antibiotic use

Yes

51 (30.70)

9 (5.4)

5.82

0.01

2.67

1.18

6.06

 

No

72 (43.34)

34 (20.5)

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital stay (days)

5 days

24 (14.50)

13 (7.8)

2.11

0.14

1.78

0.81

3.93

 

> 6 days

99 (59.60)

30 (18.1)

 

 

 

 

 

Simultaneous > 2 antibiotic prescription

Yes

No

108 (65.10)

15 (9.00)

33 (19.9)

10 (6.0)

3.04

0.81

2.18

0.98

5.31

Period of

antibiotic use

(days)

10 days

> 10 days

44 (26.50)

79 (47.60)

27 (16.3)

16 (9.6)

9.50

0.00

3.03

1.47

6.22

Admission service

Surgery

17 (10.30)

6 (3.6)

13.23

0.02

NA

 

Internal medicine

16 (9.60)

14 (8.4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gynecology

4 (2.40)

1 (0.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pediatry

2 (1.20)

3 (1.8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NICU

24 (14.50)

7 (4.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICU

60 (36.10)

12 (7.2)

 

 

 

 

 

HAIs

Yes

64 (38.60)

16 (9.6)

2.8

0.09

1.81

0.89

3.73

 

No

59 (35.50)

27 (16.3)

 

 

 

 

 

Analysis of the clinical variables potentially associated to antibiotic multi-resistance.

OR = odds ratio, HAIs = health-care associated infections, ICU = Intensive Care Unit, NICU = Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.