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🌱 來自: bacteremia

definitions of bacteremia

  • 1° bacteremia: bloodstream infection due to direct inoculation of the blood
  • Central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI): bacteremia in which the same organism is growing from peripheral and catheter cultures (CID 2009;49:1)
  • 2° bacteremia: infection of another site (eg, UTI, PNA, colitis, etc.) spreading to blood
  • Contaminant: bacteria growing in a blood culture that does not represent a true infection

Risk factors for bloodstream infections