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Classification of ICU Infections

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Classifying infections is crucial in any infection surveillance program, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Time cutoffs, generally 48 h, have been accepted to distinguish community- from hospital-acquired infections, including ICU-acquired infections. However, many clinicians appreciate that an infection due to a microorganism carried by the patient on admission to the ICU and that develops 48 h of ICU stay cannot be considered as being a “true” ICU-acquired infection.

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  1. Department of Emergency‚ Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero di Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy

    L. Silvestri

  2. Institute for Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK

    H. K. F. van Saene

  3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, UK

    A. J. Petros

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    Hendrick K.F. van Saene

  2. , Dept. Emergency, Hospital Gorizia, Via Vittorio Veneto 171, Gorizia, 34170, Italy

    Luciano Silvestri

  3. , Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo km 12.5, Getafe, 28045, Spain

    Miguel A. de la Cal

  4. Policlinico di Catania, UCO di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Via Santa Sofia 78, Catania, 95100, Italy

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Silvestri, L., van Saene, H.K.F., Petros, A.J. (2011). Classification of ICU Infections. In: van Saene, H., Silvestri, L., de la Cal, M., Gullo, A. (eds) Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1601-9_4

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