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 9<br />
• 6/4-49 year old diabetic patient admitted <strong>in</strong><br />
diabetic coma. Patient with left foot with pa<strong>in</strong>ful<br />
swollen, red <strong>and</strong> warm to touch, but without<br />
dra<strong>in</strong>age. Subclavian l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>serted <strong>in</strong> E.R. Patient<br />
admitted to MICU. Temp 37.8 C. Antibiotics<br />
begun for “cellulit<strong>is</strong>”<br />
• 6/6 Temp 38.2 C. Hypotension. Blood cultures x 2<br />
sets collected.<br />
• 6/7 Staph aureus cultured from blood x2.<br />
Does th<strong>is</strong> patient have an BSI?<br />
Primary or secondary?<br />
What <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
primary <strong>in</strong>fection?
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