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Table 2 Incidence rate ratios of third-generation, cephalosporin-resistantEnterobacteriaceae–related hospital-acquired infections with multivariate poisson regression analysisa

From: Targeted screening for third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae carriage among patients admitted to intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study

Variables

Intervention group: unit A

Control group: unit B

Adjusted IRR of 3GC-RE HAIs(95% CI)b

P -value

Adjusted IRR of 3GC-RE HAIs(95% CI)b

P -value

Bivariate modelc

    
 

Time trend, per quarterd

0.97 (0.89 to 1.06)

0.50

1.05 (0.91 to 1.21)

0.52

 

Period

    
  

Before targeted screeninge

1

 

1

 
  

After targeted screeningf

0.30 (0.098 to 0.94)

0.04

0.50 (0.12 to 2.01)

0.32

Multivariate modelg

    
 

Time trend, per quarterd

0.99 (0.91 to 1.08)

0.85

1.01 (0.88 to 1.17)

0.18

 

Period

    
  

Before targeted screeninge

1

 

1

 
  

After targeted screeningf

0.28 (0.090 to 0.88)

0.03

0.54 (0.13 to 2.25)

0.40

  1. a3GC-RE, Third-generation cephalosporin–resistant Enterobacteriaceae; HAI, Hospital-acquired infection; IRR: Incidence rate ratio. bAfter multivariate Poisson regression. cTime trend (per quarter) and period were forced into the model. d3-month interval. . ePeriod 1 (2008 to 2010). fPeriod 2 (2011). gAdjusted for age and trauma patients. Time trend (per quarter) and period were forced in the model.