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Table 3 Logistic regression model of predictive factors for PCP

From: Pneumocystis pneumonia in South African children diagnosed by molecular methods

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% CI

p

Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis

0.2

0.07 – 0.5

0.002

HIV infection

8.2

3.8 – 17.8

< 0.0001

CMV blood PCR positivity

2.4

1.2 – 5.0

0.02

Fever

0.3

0.4 – 0.6

0.001

Respiratory rate >60 breaths per minute

3.5

1.7 – 7.0

0.0005

  1. CMV-cytomegalovirus; CI- confidence interval. Lactate dehydrogenase and oxygen saturation were not included due to missing data.