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=='''Defintion of Terms''' for Central Line Related Blood stream Infections (CLR-BSI)== | =='''Defintion of Terms''' for Central Line Related Blood stream Infections (CLR-BSI)== | ||
#BSI means a blood stream infection that meets the criteria for BSI below. | #BSI means a blood stream infection that meets the criteria for BSI below. | ||
*'''Criteria for BSI''': | *'''Criteria for Blood stream Infection (BSI)''': | ||
'''A.''' at least '''one blood culture''' result includes a pathogenic organism | '''A.''' at least '''one blood culture''' result includes a pathogenic organism | ||
*'''OR''' | *'''OR''' | ||
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**ICU associated BSI: BSI is not present on admission to ICU. The patient must have been in the ICU for 48 hours for the BSI to be considered ICU associated, unless compelling evidence suggests the infection was ICU associated. | **ICU associated BSI: BSI is not present on admission to ICU. The patient must have been in the ICU for 48 hours for the BSI to be considered ICU associated, unless compelling evidence suggests the infection was ICU associated. | ||
**BSI onset during ICU stay or within 48 hours of leaving the ICU. | **BSI onset during ICU stay or within 48 hours of leaving the ICU. | ||
#'''CL'''is '''Central Line'''. A CL is a vascular access catheter that passes through or has a tip ending at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels. | |||
==DISCUSSION== | ==DISCUSSION== | ||