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Table 3 Multivariate analysis for sternal infection*

From: Staphylococcus aureus and repeat bacteremia in febrile patients as early signs of sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

 

OR

95% CI

p value

Insulin use

2.14

0.36-11.50

0.390

BITA use

13.68

1.09-167.36

0.043

Positive blood culture for SA

19.51

4.46-104.33

< 0.0001

Repeat bacteremia

17.98

2.51-161.77

0.004

WBC (×102/mm3)

0.99

0.984-1.014

0.913

CRP (mg/dl)

1.04

0.96-1.138

0.316

  1. *Hypetension was excluded from the multivariate analysis because its estimates and conference intervals were not suitable for the multivariate logistic regression analysis.