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Table 4 Risk factors for Salmonella bactreamia

From: Salmonella blood stream infections in a tertiary care setting in Ghana

Risk factor

Level

Odds ratio (95% CI )

P-value

TS versus NTS bactereamia

   

<1 years

Yes/No

0.51 (0.16-0.92)

0.021

MDR Salmonella BSI versus non-MDRs

   

Crx resistant salmonellae

Yes/No

8.97 (3.62-24.15)

0.001

  1. TS, typhoidal Salmonella; NTS,non-typhoidal salmonella; MDRs, multidrug resistant strains; Crx, cefuroxime; CI, confidence interval, BSI, blood stream infections.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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