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Table 3 Predictive factors of recurrent bacteraemia in hospitalised people who inject drugs

From: Prevalence and recurrence of bacteraemia in hospitalised people who inject drugs – a single Centre retrospective cohort study in Denmark

Predictors

Total n = 58 (%)

Bacteraemia with recurrence n = 29 (%)

Non-recurrent bacteraemia n = 29 (%)

ORA (95% CIB)

P value

Age (years)

40 (35–45)

39 (31–43)

40 (37–47)

0.93 (0.86–1.01)

0.10

HBV (acute or chronic)

4 (6.9)

1 (3.4)

3 (10.3)

0.31 (0.03–3.17)

0.61

HCV (acute or chronic)

17 (29.3)

6 (20.7)

11 (37.9)

0.43 (0.13–1.38)

0.25

HIV positive

24 (41.4)

12 (41.4)

12 (41.4)

0.87 (0.31–2.43)

1.00

Psychiatric comorbidity

5 (8.6)

1 (3.4)

4 (13.8)

0.22 (0.02–2.13)

0.35

Opioid substitution treatment

52 (89.7)

28 (96.6)

24 (82.8)

5.88 (0.64–50.00)

0.19

Homeless

14 (24.1)

5 (17.2)

9 (31.0)

2.16 (0.62–7.49)

0.36

Contact to an addiction treatment center

40 (69.0)

21 (72.4)

19 (65.5)

1.39 (0.45–4.17)

0.78

Treatment completed

17 (29.3)

11 (37.9)

6 (20.7)

2.48 (0.77–8.04)

0.16

  1. AOdds Ratio (OR); BConfidential Interval (CI)
  2. If not stated otherwise, results are presented as n (%)
  3. Abbreviations: PWID people who inject drugs, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HBV hepatitis B, HCV hepatitis C