Predictors of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Results after Decolonization

Table 5

Initial variables for multivariable S. aureus colonization prediction model.

Comorbidity	Patient characteristics	Preoperative diagnosis
Myocardial infarction	Age	Avascular necrosis
Congestive heart failure	Female	Infection
Peripheral vascular disease	BMI	Unspecified Inflammation
Cerebrovascular disease	Hospital site #1	Fracture
Dementia	Hospital site #2	Tumor
Chronic pulmonary disease	Hospital site #3	Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis	Hospital site #4
Peptic ulcer disease	Previous IP stay within 1 month
Mild hepatic disease	Previous IP stay within 2 months
DM without complication	Previous IP stay within 3 months
DM with complication	Previous IP stay within 6 months
Hemiplegia/paralysis	Previous IP stay within 1 year
Chronic kidney disease
Malignancy except skin cancer
Moderate/severe hepatic disease
AIDS/HIV
Charlson Comorbidity Index

AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, BMI: body mass index, DM: diabetes mellitus, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, and IP: inpatient.