Bloodstream infections and sepsis in Greece: over-time change of epidemiology and impact of de-escalation on final outcome

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors related with the occurrence of infections by multidrug-resistant pathogens of patients admitted with sepsis in the emergencies and hospitalized in the general ward

	OR	95% CI	p
APACHE II > 13	1.57	0.79-3.09	0.192
History of COPD	2.61	0.78-8.77	0.120
Pigtail ureter catheterization	4.67	0.94-23.23	0.060
Chronic hemofiltration	7.16	1.93-26.54	0.004
Intake of antibiotics the last 3 months	2.48	1.34-4.57	0.004
Residence in one LTCF	4.62	2.12-10.10	<0.0001

Abbreviations: APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score, CI confidence intervals, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, LTCF long-term care facility, OR odds ratio.

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