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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with secondary sepsis in critically ill patients with blood stream infection.

From: Impact of previous sepsis on the accuracy of procalcitonin for the early diagnosis of blood stream infection in critically ill patients

 

Odd ratio

Variable type

95% CI

p

Time elapsed from ICU admission

1.38

continuous

1.23

1.54

< 0.001

Log10PCT

0.33

continuous

0.16

0.70

0.004

Candidemia (Yes)

7.02

dichotomous

1.48

33.2

0.014

Previous exposure to antibiotic therapy with in vitro activity against the involved pathogen (Yes)

4.28

dichotomous

1.31

13.95

0.016

  1. ICU: Intensive Care Unit; PCT: Procalcitonin; CI: Confidence Interval.