# 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-PVC: microbiologically confirmed PVC-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 PVC culture ≥ 103 CFU/ml or semi-quantitative PVC culture > 15 CFU
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/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.4/division-6
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