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Unit 2 Chapter 36
Bacteremia and Sepsis
Question | Answer |
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Define Primary bacteremia | bacteremia that arises from an endovascular source, such as an infected cardiac valve or infected intravenous catheter. |
Define secondary bacteremia | bacteremia that arises from an infected extravascular source such as the lung in patients with pneumonia |
Most common organisms associated with Nosocomial Bacteremias | Gram-positive bacteremia; S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, E. faecium; Gram-negative bacteremia; E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. fragilis; Polymicrobial bacteremia; Mixture of organisms |
Common sites associated with bacteremia and sepsis | infected cardiac valve or infected IV cathete; extravascular source such as lung in pneumonia |