Evaluating Children with Otitis Media for Bacteremia or Urinary Tract Infection

Table 4

Adjusted odds ratios (OR) from multivariable logistic regression for obtaining laboratory tests in patients with acute otitis media and temperature ≥38.0.

	CBC		Blood culture		Urine investigation		Any testing
	OR (95% CI)	𝑃-value	OR (95% CI)	𝑃-value	OR (95% CI)	𝑃-value	OR (95% CI)	𝑃-value
Age
2–6 months	1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]
6–12 months	1.0 (0.4–2.4)	.98	0.8 (0.2–2.6)	.72	1.5 (0.5–4.9)	.45	1.3 (0.6–3.0)	.51
12–36 months	0.8 (0.3–2.0)	.66	0.6 (0.2–2.0)	.42	0.8 (0.2–2.6)	.72	1.0 (0.4–2.3)	.96
Temperature ∘C
38.0–38.9	1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]		1.0 [reference]
≥39.0	2.0 (1.2–3.4)	.01	2.4 (1.2–4.7)	.01	1.5 (0.8–3.0)	.22	1.7 (1.0–2.9)	.05