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Table 4 Simple Cox analysis indicating risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory and/or colonization

From: Oral probiotic and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study in intensive care unit patients

Variable

Patients without P. aeruginosa in respiratory tract (n = 190)

Patients with P. aeruginosa in respiratory tract (n = 18)

Hazard ratio

95% CI

P

Age (years; mean ± SD)

56.7 ± 16.3

62.8 ± 15.0

1.02

0.97–1.05

0.48

Weight (kg; mean ± SD)

75.3 ± 16.9

83.9 ± 16.6

1.03

1.00–1.06

0.023

  1. CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.
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