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Type of pathogen

Type of pathogen

Owned by Sydney Edlund
Last updated: Sept 08, 2022
1 min read

Description

Determination of pathogen involved in HAI event.

On-Screen Instructions

Field Type

Responses

  • C. diff (Clostridioides difficile)

  • E. coli (Escherichia coli)

  • Fungal (including candida)

  • MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

  • MSSA (Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus)

  • Other Staph aureus

  • VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci)

  • CRE (Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae)

  • Other (please describe)

  • Unknown

Guide for Use

Pathogen type must be verified by a culture. If a positive culture was not obtained, select “unknown.”

History

Start Date

2012

End Date

n/a

Change History

March 2013: Changed to checkboxes from dropdown

July 2022: Updated “C. diff (Clostridium difficile)” to “C. diff (Clostridioides difficile)”

Field Name

hai_pathogen

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