Risk Factor and Possible Infection/Illness

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Risk Factor
Most Likely Infection/Illness
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Advanced age
Sepsis, pneumonia, UTI, bloodstream infection, Clostridioides difficile infection
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Prolonged hospital admission
Hospital-acquired infection (HAI), ESBL-producing organisms, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridioides difficile infection
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ICU admission

VAP, sepsis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Broad-spectrum antibiotic use
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), ESBL-producing organisms, Clostridioides difficile infection, Acinetobacter baumannii
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Immunosuppression
Opportunistic infections, sepsis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, fungal infections
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Mechanical ventilation
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), respiratory infection, sepsis
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Urinary catheterisation
Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI), UTI, ESBL-producing organisms, bacteraemia, sepsis
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Central venous catheter
Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CLABSI), bacteraemia, sepsis
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Recent surgery/invasive procedures
Surgical site infection (SSI), bloodstream infection, sepsis, MRSA
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COPD/chronic lung disease
Pneumonia, VAP, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
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Cystic fibrosis
Chronic respiratory infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia complex
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Diabetes mellitus
Wound infection, UTI, pneumonia, sepsis, bloodstream infection
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Renal disease
Sepsis, bloodstream infection, opportunistic infection
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Prolonged device use
Biofilm-associated infection, MDRO infection, bacteraemia
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Previous MDRO colonisation
ESBL-producing organisms, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MRSA