All CAUTIs require a positive urine culture. Start
there. Routinely generated report?
• Know your laboratory’s urine culture reporting policies:
– What are the ranges of CFU reported?
– What minimal CFU are reported i.e. 10,000-100,000 CFU/mlcan
the laboratory tell you this is at least 100,000 CFU/ml
– Are positive urine cultures reported for the unit on which they
were collected or where the patient is housed at the time of
report? Consider the Transfer Rule.
• Account for positive cultures from the ED which may
represent recently discharged patients