Table 3 Associations of epidemiological factors to Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in children with AOM after treatment - univariate and multivariate analysis
Characteristics | Univariate analysis | Multivariate model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Age (yr) | 0.8 (0.57–1.12) | 0.20 | ||
Male sex | 1.35 (0.65–2.8) | 0.43 | ||
Sibling possessing | 0.89 (0.44–1.78) | 0.73 | ||
DCC/school attendance | 0.84 (0.42–1.68) | 0.62 | ||
Bilaterality | 2.02 (0.9–4.6) | 0.094 | 3.8 (1.1–13.0) | 0.037* |
Category of AOM:TF/R | 1.21 (0.58–2.54) | 0.60 | ||
CRP (mg/L) | 0.95 (0.82–1.09) | 0.43 | ||
WBC (G/L) | 0.98 (0.87–1.1) | 0.72 | ||
Ongoing antibiotic therapy at the admission to hospital | 0. 53 (0.18–1.57) | 0.25 | ||
Antibiotic therapy at the hospital | 1.4 (0.57–3.46) | 0.46 | ||
Length of antibiotic therapy at the hospital | 0.73 (0.51–1.04) | 0.08 | 0.8 (0.71–0.93) | 0.003* |