Task Force 4: Inpatient Management of Patients with MCSD - The ...
Task Force 4: Inpatient Management of Patients with MCSD - The ...
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Table 3. Determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>MCSD</strong> Infections<br />
<strong>MCSD</strong> Specific Infections<br />
Proven<br />
Probable<br />
Possible<br />
Unlikely<br />
<strong>MCSD</strong> Pocket Infections<br />
Proven<br />
Probable<br />
Possible<br />
Unlikely<br />
Definitive microbiology, or<br />
Histologic confirmation at explants, or<br />
2 major clinical criteria<br />
1 major and 3 minor criteria, or<br />
4 minor criteria<br />
1 major and 1 minor criteria, or<br />
3 minor criteria<br />
Presence <strong>of</strong> an alternative diagnosis, or<br />
Resolution after ≤4 days <strong>of</strong> antibiotics, or<br />
No pathologic evidence at surgery <strong>with</strong> antibiotics ≤4<br />
days, or<br />
Not meeting established definitions<br />
Organisms cultured from fluid, or<br />
Abscess, or<br />
Other infection seen during surgical exploration, or<br />
2 major criteria<br />
1 major and 3 minor criteria, or<br />
4 minor criteria<br />
1 major and 1 minor criteria, or<br />
3 minor criteria<br />
Definitive alternative diagnosis, or<br />
Resolution <strong>with</strong> ≤4 days <strong>of</strong> antibiotics, or<br />
No pathological evidence at surgery after ≤4 days <strong>of</strong><br />
antibiotics, or<br />
Negative cultures from fluid during surgery or<br />
aspiration<br />
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