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Table 5 Risk factors predictive of 28d mortality in patients with MRSA pneumonia by multivariate logistic regression

From: Patients presenting to the hospital with MRSA pneumonia: differentiating characteristics and outcomes with empiric treatment

 

OR (95% CI)

p value

Receipt of empiric anti-MRSA therapy

1.634 (0.461 - 5.793)

0.4468

Renal dysfunction

2.797 (0.838 - 9.343)

0.0946

Mechanical ventilation

2.747 (0.941 - 8.024)

0.0646

Vasopressor requirement

3.602 (1.078 - 12.039)

0.0374

APACHE II score

1.087 (0.987 - 1.198)

0.0903

  1. NOTE: APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.