CAUTI Criteria: Standardizes the diagnosis in catheterized patients. Emphasizes the clinical symptoms to avoid over-treatment of colonization.
Catheter Duration > 2 Days
In place daily for 2+ calendar days
Positive Culture (≥ 10⁵ CFU/mL)
No more than 2 species of organisms
Diagnostic Result
Diagnostic criteria not fully met. Consider asymptomatic bacteriuria if culture is positive without symptoms.