# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance), Division: CRI3-CVC: microbiologically confirmed CVC-related bloodstream infection

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.4/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.4/division-5
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