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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?

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