Additional points | ||
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Yes | No | |
1. Clinical specimen | ||
Blood or other aseptic specimena | 3 | 0 |
Drained pus | 2 | 0 |
Aspirated sputum or surgical site pus | 1 | 0 |
2. Gram-staining | ||
White blood cells; ≥ 2+ | 1 | 0 |
Gram-positive cocci; ≥ 2+ | 1 | 0 |
The number of gram-positive cocci is greater than that of other bacteria | 1 | 0 |
3. Local inflammation | 2 | 0 |
4. Systemic inflammatory responseb | 2 | 0 |
Diagnostic criteria (Possible total points: 10) | ||
≤ 4 points: Colonization | ||
≥ 5 points: Active infection |