Data Sheet 1_Risk factors for the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in patients wi

Dorottya Diana Kiss's dataset contains 4,492 bacterial isolates from 1,719 patients, analyzed for associations between antimicrobial resistance and patient factors. The data was used in a retrospective study investigating clinical determinants of multidrug-resistant pathogens in head and neck infections. It was last updated on 2026-05-22 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Predicting risk of multidrug-resistant infection based on patient comorbidities and history mentioned in the description
• Training models to identify high-risk patient profiles for antimicrobial stewardship programs based on factors like prior antibiotic use and smoking
• Analyzing the statistical association between specific clinical factors (e.g., oral cancer, diabetes) and graded antimicrobial resistance levels

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a substantial sample of 4,492 bacterial isolates from 1,719 patients.
• The description provides specific odds ratios for several significant risk factors, indicating detailed statistical analysis.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is small in file size (816.8 KB), suggesting limited scope or aggregated summary data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying patient-level data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Dorottya Diana Kiss via figshare

Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of bacterial isolates and patient records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 06:12:41; freshness should be verified.