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Table 1 List of infection diagnoses for each infection site

From: Development of a knowledge-based healthcare-associated infections surveillance system in China

Infection site

Infection diagnoses

RTI

Upper respiratory tract infection (UR); Lower respiratory tract infection (LRI); Pleural cavity infection (PCI); Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP);

CVS

Endocarditis (ENDO); Myocarditis or pericarditis (CARD);

BSI

Vascular associated infection (VAI); Septicemia(SEP); Transfusion-related infection (TRN-BSI);

AD/GI

Infectious Diarrhea (ID); Gastrointestinal tract infection (GIT); Antimicrobial drug-related diarrhea (ADT); viral hepatitis (VHS); Intraabdominal infection, not specified elsewhere (IAB);Peritoneal fluid infection(PFIT);

CNS

Meningitis or ventriculitis (MEN); Intracranial infection (IC); Spinal abscess/infection (SA);

USI

Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI);

SSI

Superficial incisional SSI (SI-SSI); Deep incisional SSI (DI-SSI); Organ/Space SSI (OS-SSI);

BJ

Joint or bursa infection (JNT); Osteomyelitis (OST); Disc space infection (DSI);

SST

Skin infection (SKIN); Soft tissue infection (ST); Decubitus ulcer infection (DECU); Burn infection (BURN); Breast infection or mastitis (BRST); Omphalitis (UMB); Infant pustulosis (IP);

REPR

Episiotomy infection (EPIS); Vaginal cuff infection (VCUF); Pelvic infection (PLI); Endometritis (EMET); Other infections of reproductive tract (OTH-REPR);

ORAL

Oral cavity infection (ORAL)

OTH

Other infections could not be confirmed (OTH)