Table 5 Relation between risk factors and multidrug resistance.

From: Resistance patterns and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients: A Saudi Arabian study

 

Patients with MDR P. aeruginosa n (%) N = 596

Patients with Non-MDR P. aeruginosa n (%) N = 221

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

Gender

Male

371 (62.2)

150 (67.9)

0.78

0.56–1.08

0.16

Female

225 (37.8)

71 (32.1)

-

-

-

Cause of Admission

Infectious Disease

159 (26.7)

64 (29.0)

0.89

0.63–1.26

0.574

Non-Infectious Disease

437 (73.3)

157 (71.0)

-

-

-

Tracheal Intubation

Present

156 (26.2)

31 (14.0)

2.17

1.43–3.31

0.0003*

Absent

440 (73.8)

190 (86.0)

-

-

-

Central venous catheter

Present

281 (47.2)

85 (38.5)

1.43

1.04–1.96

0.032*

Absent

315 (52.8)

136 (61.5)

-

-

-

Indwelling Catheter

Present

244 (41.0)

92 (41.6)

0.97

0.71–1.33

0.922

Absent

352 (59.0)

129 (58.4)

-

-

-

Renal problem

Present

103 (17.9)

40 (18.0)

0.94

0.63–1.41

0.865

Absent

493 (83.1)

181 (82.0)

-

-

-

Dialysis

Present

26 (4.4)

13 (5.9)

0.73

0.37–1.45

0.471

Absent

570 (95.6)

208 (94.1)

-

-

-

Malignancy

Present

83 (14.0)

38 (17.2)

0.78

0.51–1.18

0.29

Absent

513 (86.0)

183 (82.8)

-

-

-

Cardiovascular Disease

Present

313 (52.5)

126 (57.0)

0.83

0.61–1.14

0.286

Absent

283 (47.5)

95 (43.0)

-

-

-

Diabetes mellitus

Present

210 (35.2)

87 (39.4)

0.84

0.61–1.15

0.313

Absent

386 (64.8)

134 (60.6)

-

-

-

SARS Cov-2 Infection

Present

16 (2.7)

8 (3.6)

0.73

0.31–1.74

0.638

Absent

580 (97.3)

213 (96.4)

-

-

-

  1. Value is expressed as n (%).
  2. *Denotes p < 0.05 i.e. statistically significant.