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Table 5 Univariate and adjusted odds ratios for the association between risk factors and catheter-related bloodstream infection in Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam

From: Enhanced infection control interventions reduced catheter-related bloodstream infections in the neonatal department of Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam, 2011–2012: a pre- and post-intervention study

Risk factors

Cases (n = 85)

Non-cases

(n = 2140)

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Gestational age (weeks)

30.4 ± 3.10

34.5 ± 3.62

0.75 (0.70–0.80)

0.83 (0.75–0.92)

Gender (n, %)

  

0.98 (0.63–1.51)

Male

47 (55.3)

1196 (55.9)

  

Female

38 (44.7)

944 (44.1)

  

Weight at birth (gram)

1451 ± 468

2242 ± 766

0.98 (0.63–1.51)

Preterm birth (n, %)

78 (91.8)

1359 (63.5)

6.40 (2.94–13.95)

0.93 (0.27–3.18)

Congenital diseases (n, %)

22 (25.9)

457 (21.4)

1.29 (0.78–2.11)

Methods of delivery (n, %)

Cesarean section

28 (32.9)

1005 (47.0)

0.55 (0.35–0.88)

0.96 (0.54–1.71)

Vaginal

57 (67.1)

1135 (53.0)

  

Days of hospital stays

33.0 ± 33.2

13.2 ± 15.8

2.79 (2.78–2.81)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

Days of intravenous catheter

19.7 ± 11.0

7.03 ± 7.06

3.03 (2.96–3.09)

1.05 (1.03–1.08)

Intravenous injection (n, %)

83 (97.6)

1527 (71.4)

16.7 (4.09–67.9)

8.50 (1.14–63.4)

Total parenteral nutrition (n, %)

85 (100)

2109 (98.6)

 

Use of endotracheal intubation (n, %)

49 (57.6)

338 (15.8)

7.26 (4.65–11.3)

2.27 (1.27–4.06)

Days of ventilator

5.98 ± 6.67

3.71 ± 7.30

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

Use of umbilical intravenous catheter

23 (27.1)

119 (5.6)

6.30 (3.77–10.5)

1.63 (0.87–3.04)

Days of using umbilical intravenous infusion

8.13 ± 5.48

5.73 ± 4.31

1.10 (0.99–1.22)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. Wald χ2 statistics were used to test the significance of individual coefficients