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Major & Specific Infection<br />

Types- UTI<br />

• Major: Ur<strong>in</strong>ary Tract Infection<br />

(UTI)<br />

• Specific:<br />

– Symptomatic UTI (SUTI)<br />

– Asymptomatic Bacteremic UTI<br />

(ABUTI)<br />

– O<strong>the</strong>r UTI (OUTI)<br />

<strong>CAUTI</strong>= UTI where an <strong>in</strong>dwelll<strong>in</strong>g ur<strong>in</strong>ary ca<strong>the</strong>ter<br />

was <strong>in</strong> place <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 48 hours prior to <strong>in</strong>fection<br />

onset

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