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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Determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g “sameness”<br />
of two organ<strong>is</strong>ms<br />
If <strong>the</strong> common sk<strong>in</strong> contam<strong>in</strong>ant from one culture <strong>is</strong><br />
identified to both genus <strong>and</strong> species level (e.g., S.<br />
epidermid<strong>is</strong>) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> companion culture identifies only <strong>the</strong><br />
genus with or without o<strong>the</strong>r attributes (<strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> example,<br />
coagulase-negative staphylococci), <strong>the</strong>n it <strong>is</strong> assumed that<br />
<strong>the</strong> organ<strong>is</strong>ms are <strong>the</strong> same.<br />
Report <strong>the</strong> genus/species to NHSN, i.e., <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> example,<br />
report S. epidermid<strong>is</strong>. See o<strong>the</strong>r examples below:
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