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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One or more blood<br />
cultures means that at<br />
least one bottle from a<br />
blood draw <strong>is</strong> reported by<br />
<strong>the</strong> laboratory as hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
grown organ<strong>is</strong>ms (i.e., <strong>is</strong><br />
a positive blood culture).<br />
Recognized pathogen does<br />
not <strong>in</strong>clude organ<strong>is</strong>ms<br />
considered common sk<strong>in</strong><br />
contam<strong>in</strong>ants. A few of <strong>the</strong><br />
recognized pathogens are<br />
Staph aureus, Enterococcus<br />
spp., E. coli, Pseudomonas<br />
spp., Klebsiella spp., C<strong>and</strong>ida<br />
spp., etc.
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