Criteria 1 - both of the following:
(1) organism isolated from culture of arteries or veins removed during surgery
(2) blood culture not done or no organism isolated from blood culture
Criteria 2 -both of the following:
(1) purulent drainage at involved vascular site,
(2) blood culture not done or no organism isolated from blood culture
Criteria 3 - at least one of the following:
(1) evidence of infection at involved vascular site seen during surgery
(2) evidence of infection at involved vascular site seen on histopathologic examination
Criteria 4 - all of the following:
(1) age > 12 months
(2) one or more of the following:
(2a) fever (38°C)
(2b) pain
(2c) erythema
(2d) heat at involved vascular site
(3) more than 15 colonies cultured from intravascular cannula tip using a semiquantitative culture method
(4) blood culture not done or no organism isolated from blood culture
Criteria 5 - all of the following:
(1) age <= 12 months
(2) one or more of the following:
(2a) fever (38°C) or hypothermia (<37°C)
(2b) apnea
(2c) bradycardia
(2d) lethargy
(2e) pain
(2f) erythema
(2g) heat at involved vascular site
(3) more than 15 colonies cultured from intravascular cannula tip using a semiquantitative culture method
(4) blood culture not done or no organism isolated from blood culture
