Most common catheter induced blood infection is due to-: (A) Staphylococcus aureus, (B) Coagulase negative staphylococci, (C) Gram negative bacilli, (D) Candida
Answer is B. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) is the most commonly encountered organism in CRBSIs( catheter related and blood stream infections) causing between 11% and 45% of infections with an incidence of 15.8 per 10,000 hospital admissions Ref Harrison20th edition pg 1011