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Table 6 Binomial logistic regression (multivariate) analysis of risk factors associated with mortality in bacteremic nosocomial pneumonia

From: Bacteremia is an independent risk factor for mortality in nosocomial pneumonia: a prospective and observational multicenter study

Variable

Wald value

Exp(B) (95% confidence interval)

P value

Constant

39.707

  

Diagnostic category

   

   Medical

3.65

3.71 (2.01 to 6.95)

0.02

   Surgical

2.34

2.32 (1.10 to 4.97)

0.03

   Trauma

1

  

SAPS II

7.033

1.02 (1.01 to 1.03)

0.008

Gap pneumonia

0.518

1.01 (0.98 to 1.04)

0.472

  1. SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; Gap pneumonia: time between intensive care unit admission and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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