Central Line Related Blood stream Infection (CLR-BSI): Difference between revisions
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* '''At least one of''' the following two criteria must be met: | * '''At least one of''' the following two criteria must be met: | ||
:'''criterion 1:''' | :'''criterion 1:''' | ||
:*Patient has a '''recognized pathogen''' cultured from '''one or more''' | :*Patient has a '''recognized pathogen''' cultured from '''one or more''' blood cultures and the organism cultured from blood is '''not related''' to an '''infection at another site'''. | ||
:'''criterion 2:''' | :'''criterion 2:''' | ||
:*Patient has at least '''one''' of the following signs or symptoms '''without any other recognized cause'': | :*Patient has at least '''one''' of the following signs or symptoms '''without any other recognized cause'': | ||
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:**hypotension | :**hypotension | ||
::'''and''' | ::'''and''' | ||
:* [[#Common skin commensal|Common skin commensal]] is cultured from '''two or more''' | :* [[#Common skin commensal|Common skin commensal]] is cultured from '''two or more''' blood cultures drawn on separate occasions. | ||
====Common skin commensal==== | ====Common skin commensal==== | ||