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Division CRI3-CVC: microbiologically confirmed CVC-related bloodstream infection

United Kingdom

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  • BSI occurring 48 hours before or after catheter removal (if any)

AND positive culture with the same micro-organism of either:

  • quantitative CVC culture ≥ 103 CFU/ml or semi-quantitative CVC culture > 15 CFU

  • quantitative blood culture ratio CVC blood sample/peripheral blood sample > 5

  • differential delay of positive blood cultures: CVC blood sample culture positive 2 hours or more before peripheral blood culture (blood samples drawn at the same time)

  • positive culture with the same micro-organism from pus from insertion site

Notes on Division 4.1.4

Footnotes

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CVC = central vascular catheter, PVC = peripheral vascular catheter. Central vascular catheter colonisation should not be reported. A CRI3 (-CVC or -PVC) is also a bloodstream infection with source C-CVC or C-PVC respectively; however when a CRI3 is reported, the BSI should not be reported in the point prevalence survey; microbiologically confirmed catheter-related BSI should be reported as CRI3