Algorithm for pre-emptive glycopeptide treatment in patients with haematologic malignancies and an Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infection

Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analyses: risk factors associated with an E. faecium BSI ( n = 33)

Variables tested	B	p	OR	[95% CI]
A. Colonization with E. faecium 30 days prior to blood culture	1.742	0.004	5.71	[1.7–18.7]
B. Neutropenia and abdominal focus^*	1.474	0.010	4.37	[1.4–13.4]
C. Age > 58 years	1.390	0.017	4.01	[1.3–12.5]
D. Days of admission prior to blood culture > 14 days	1.267	0.054	3.56	[0.98–12.9]
E. CRP >125 mg/L	1.216	0.032	4.37	[1.1–10.2]

^*Abdominal pain and/or diarrhea. B = regression coefficient. P p-value. OR Odds ratio. 95% CI 95% confidence interval.

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