Pseudomonas aeruginosa Prediction Score

Notes

This score predicts the probability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream isolates in patients with suspected or confirmed gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSI)

It may be utilized in hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract or intra-abdominal infections

Select All Applicable Risk Factors

Severely immune compromised host

Severely immune compromised hosts include those with neutropenia, recent chemotherapy, high dose steroids, etc.

Hospital-acquired BSI after >5 days of hospitalization

Prior use of beta-lactam antibiotics within 3-90 days of BSI

Beta-lactam antibiotics include:

Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Monobactams
Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors

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Reference

Hammer KL, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017;87:87-91.