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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors influencing the acquisition of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae

From: Infection control and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae. A 5 year (2011–2016) case-control study

Variable

AORa

95% IC

P

LOSb ≥ 20 days

4.9

1.4–15.5.1

<  0.01

Hospital stay in the previous yearc

22.3

3.9–88.4

<  0.001

Contact with healthcare system of high-risk countryd

11.8

2.2–63.2

< 0.01

Antimicrobial therapy ≥10 daysd,e

5.2

1.4–35.9

< 0.05

  1. aAOR: Adjusted Odds ratio; bLOS: Length of stay; cin any hospital, din the previous 3 months; eHealthcare system of countries of high or unknown carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae prevalence.