Table 4 Analysis of potential effect modifiers for the association of methicillin resistance and infection persistence following multivariate analysis.

From: The impact of methicillin resistance on clinical outcome among patients with Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis: a retrospective cohort study of 482 cases

Variable

Infection persistence

OR (95% CI)

P value

Flap coverage: yes versus no (ref)

1.33 (0.69–2.58)

0.391

Polymicrobial: yes versus no (ref)

1.57 (0.75–3.30)

0.234

Systemic diseases: yes versus no (ref)

1.53 (0.84–2.79)

0.163

Methicillin resistance: MRSA versus MSSA (ref)

2.26 (1.24–4.13)

0.008*

  1. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, ref reference, MRSA methicillin-resistant S. aureus, MSSA Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus.
  2. *P < 0.05.
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