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Table 4 Factors associated with severe or fatal typhoid fever

From: Risk factors for the development of severe typhoid fever in Vietnam

Covariate

Severe or fatal n = 90

Non severe n = 491

OR

95% CI

p value

AOR

95% CI

p value

Age (years)1

14 (10–23)

12 (7–21)

1.01

0.99-1.03

0.243

1.02

0.99-1.04

0.122

Male

54 (60.6)

242 (49.3)

1.54

0.98-2.44

0.062

1.61

1.00-2.57

0.048

Days ill prior to admission1

10 (7–14)

8 (6–10)

1.03

0.99-1.07

0.081

1.04

.99-1.08

0.065

Fully susceptible organism

9 (10.0)

66 (13.4)

0.72

0.34-1.49

0.371

NI

  

MDR

78 (86.7)

391 (79.6)

1.66

0.87-3.17

0.123

1.41

0.72-2.75

0.316

Intermediate ciprofloxacin resistance

45 (50.0)

170 (34.6)

1.89

1.20-2.97

0.005

1.90

1.18-3.07

0.009

Site

        

Ho Chi Minh City

52/350 (14.9)

298/350 (85.1)

1.00

-

-

1.00

-

-

Dong Thap

38/231 (16.5)

193/231 (83.5)

1.13

0.72-1.78

0.603

1.19

0.72-1.98

0.501

  1. 1Median (IQR).
  2. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; NI: Not included.