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Most common catheter induced blood infection is due to-

A
Staphylococcus aureus
B
Coagulase negative staphylococci
C
Gram negative bacilli
D
Candida
High-Yield Explanation
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

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