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Table 2 Multiple Cox regression analysis of factors predictive of death among patients with S. aureus bacteremia with one contemporaneous urine culture obtained

From: Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria as a prognosticator for outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a case-control study

Risk factor

Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Urine culture positive for S. aureus

2.87 (1.411-5.851)

0.004

Bladder catheter present

1.96 (0.966-3.965)

0.063

Line infection/phlebitis

0.268 (0.060-1.199)

0.085

Charlson score

1.183 (1.063-1.316)

0.018