Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection

A prevention bundle reduced inflammation, infections and hospitalizations among nursing home residents with peripherally inserted central catheters, according to a study.

SAN ANTONIO — Infection preventionists repurposed an existing intervention that eliminated bloodstream infections completely among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the cardiothoracic ICU.

Better definition of hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia patients could improve care, including reducing mortality rates, higher readmission risk and cost, and longer length of stay, a study found.

Blood culture contamination was significantly reduced when phlebotomists used an initial specimen diversion device on patients vs. the use of traditional venipuncture, according to a recent study.

The rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals increased significantly during the pandemic, researchers reported in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Researchers found an association between insertion site inflammation and central line-associated bloodstream infections, according to a recent study.

Children with peripherally inserted central catheters demonstrated a significantly higher risk for venous thromboembolism, central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter malfunctions than children with centrally inserted tunneled lines, according to a new analysis of data from the CIRCLE study published in Blood.

A greater understanding of the pathogens associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections may increase the efficacy of current prevention strategies and decrease the national prevalence of these infections, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Researchers found that real-time peer auditing reduced the rate of central-line-associated bloodstream infections in a North Caroline hospital by 12%. This was one of the top stories in infectious disease last week.

Real-time peer auditing reduced the rate of central-line-associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs, by 12% at a hospital in North Carolina, researchers reported.