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Catheter-Related Bloodstream
Unit
DISCUSSION
Bloodstream infection refers to
the recovery of a microbial
pathogen in blood culture by
virtue of infection, not
specimen contamination.
Catheter-related bloodstream
infection (CRBSI) refers to
bloodstream infection
attributed to an intravascular
catheter by quantitative
culture of the catheter tip or
by differences in growth
between catheter and
peripheral venipuncture blood
culture specimens. A central
venous catheter is a catheter
whose tip resides in a central
vein, whereas the tip of
peripheral venous catheter
does not.
COURTESY OF:
SOURCES:
https://doi.org/10.1086/320001
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
pmc3805442
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P
MC2887105/