A patient who currently has a central venous catheter in place has become septic with no obvious cause or source of infection. Antibiotic therapy does not resolve the sepsis. The nurse suspects that the patient has most likely developed:
A) Primary bloodstream infection
B) Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
C) Secondary bloodstream infection
D) Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)
Ans: A
Feedback: Because the patient had no preexisting infection and has developed an infection after mechanical manipulation, he is considered to have a primary bloodstream infection. A secondary bloodstream infection occurs when the patient has another site of infection that serves as a source of infection.
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