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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection ... - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... #catheter #bloodstream ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Tale of Two Staphylococci ... trajectory of fever ... He entered the bloodstream ... pharmacy frowned, and infection ... cleared from the bloodstream
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... Clinical features: Fever ... lines/indwelling catheters ... Clinical features: Fever ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
host response to infection ... Without Shock): Infection ... abdomen, GU tract, bloodstream ... • Symptoms: Fever ... e.g., abscess, catheter
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... metabolic equivalent able ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal Infection ... frequent cause of bloodstream ... vary by site of infection ... and may include fever ... removal of infected catheters
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream ... Symptomatic mucosal infection ... with invasive catheters ... with persistent fever ... Central venous catheters