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Table 2 Factors associated with VRE detection in cases and controls (multivariate analysis)

From: Prevalence and risk factors for VRE colonisation in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia: a cross sectional study

Risk factor

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Meropenem

12.24 (2.24 to 66.77)

0.004

Age (≥65 years)

2.19 (1.05 to 4.58)

0.036

Length of stay ≥7 days

4.69 (2.25 to 9.73)

<0.001