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National Health Care Safety Network - Nevada State Health Division

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Bloodstream Infection<br />

Definitions Summary<br />

Laboratory confirmed bloodstream infection (LCBI)<br />

– all patients<br />

1. Any patient: > 1 blood culture with pathogen<br />

2. Any patient: >2 blood cultures drawn on separate<br />

occasions positive with same skin organism + fever,<br />

chills, OR hypotension<br />

3. Infant/neonate: >2 blood cultures drawn on separate<br />

occasions positive with same skin organism + fever,<br />

hypothermia, apnea, OR bradycardia<br />

Clinical Sepsis (CSEP) – infants and neonates<br />

only<br />

Clinical symptoms + blood culture not done or<br />

negative + antimicrobial therapy instituted

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