Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Cefepime-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Table 4
Multivariable model of cefepime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and death (blood isolates only), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2001–2006*
Variable | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p value |
---|---|---|
Cefepimeiresistant organism | 15.55 (3.10–77.89) | 0.001 |
Patient in ICU at time of culture | 3.22 (1.50–6.91) | 0.003 |
APR-DRG | 4.48 (1.60–12.60) | 0.004 |
Patient transfer from outside hospital | 1.26 (0.56–2.86) | 0.57 |
Length of hospital stay before culture | 1.01 (0.99–1.04) | 0.80 |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit; APR-DRG, all-patient refined-diagnosis–related group.