The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...
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Case 3<br />
• 84 year old patient <strong>is</strong> hospitalized with GI bleed<br />
• Day 3: Patient has ca<strong>the</strong>ter <strong>in</strong> place <strong>and</strong> no signs or<br />
symptoms of <strong>in</strong>fection<br />
• Day 9: Patient becomes unresponsive, <strong>is</strong> <strong>in</strong>tubated <strong>and</strong><br />
CBC shows WBC of 15,000. Temp 38.5 C. Patient <strong>is</strong><br />
pan-cultured. Blood culture <strong>and</strong> ur<strong>in</strong>e both grow<br />
Streptococcus pyogenes – ur<strong>in</strong>e >10 5 CFU/ml.<br />
Is th<strong>is</strong> a UTI?<br />
If so, what type?