Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing susceptibility patterns, management practices, and mortality predictors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Lebanon

Table 7 Logistic regression analysis^a of the significant predictors associated with mortality in patients with A. baumannii infection

Predictors	UOR	B	SE	Wald	AOR	95% CI	P
Constant		− 1.735	0.70	6.07	0.17		0.01
Appropriateness of the antimicrobial therapy (reference: appropriate)
Inappropriate	10.69	2.78	0.91	9.22	16.22	2.68–9.97	0.002^b
Mechanical ventilation (reference: no)
Yes	15.53	2.68	0.76	12.29	14.72	3.27–6.61	< 0.001^b
Thrombocytopenia (reference: no)
Yes	6.59	2.34	1.13	4.25	8.82	1.12–9.75	0.03^b

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; B, coefficient for the constant in the null model; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; UOR, unadjusted odds ratio; Wald, Wald chi-square test that tests the null hypothesis
^aBinary logistic regression using backward stepwise analysis
^bStatistically significant (P < 0.05)

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