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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anaerobe. 2017 Jun 29;48:27–33. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.06.020

Figure 2. Algorithm for determining BSI significance.

Figure 2

This figure illustrates the decision pathway used to determine if a positive blood culture is a true subsequent BSI or a contaminant. Definitions of “suspected pathogen” and “standard criteria” are found in the methods section. Abbreviations: ID, infectious disease; CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; BSI, Bloodstream infection; CoNS, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus.