Table 2 Associations of patient demographic and clinical characteristics with blood culture yield for pathogens

Gender

Male

0.801

1.031(0.815–1.303)

Female

Constant

Age category

 < 29 days

0.000

3.09(2.059–4.099)

1.085(0.363–3.248)

 ≥ 30 days to ≤ 1 year

0.034

2.905(2.059–4.099)

1.802(0.462–7.020)

 > 1 to ≤ 5 years

0.008

1.991(1.302–3.045)

0.570(0.186–1.743)

 > 5 to < 18 years

0.016

3.271(2.084–5.134)

0.999(0.311–3.212)

 ≥ 18 years

Constant

Ward

EOPD

0.008

3.39(1.384–8.304)

3.597(1.159–11.169)

ICU

0.156

2.143(0.747–6.149)

Medical ward

0.011

2.952(1.283–6.792)

4.554(1.609–12.895)

NICU

0.712

0.872(0.421–1.805)

Pediatrics

0.018

2.45(1.164–5.155)

7.648(.143–27.287)

Surgical ward

Constant

Outpatient

Constant

Referral patient

Yes

0.382

1.11(0.879–1.402)

Previous admission

Yes

0.077

1.308(0.971–1.761)

Hospital stay duration

1 week

0.124

0.765(0.544–1.076)

2 weeks

0.900

1.032(0.633–1.682)

3 weeks

0.869

1.037(0.671–1.603)

4 weeks and above

Constant

Underlying diseases

Yes

0.01

1.365(1.078–1.728)

0.590(0.391–0.890)

Previous antibiotic treatment before recruitment to the study

Yes

0.785

1.036(0.805–1.332)

Duration of fever

Up to 3 days

0.034

1.478(1.030–2.121)

1.365(0.819–2.275)

4–6 days

0.001

2.044(1.342–3.114)

1.447(0.839–2.495)

7 days and above

Constant

BMI class

Underweight

0.099

1.899(0.887–4.067)

Normal

0.044

2.291(1.021–4.067)

2.911(1.022–8.292)

Overweight

0.438

1.571(0.502–4.919)

Obese

Constant