The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued decreases in hospitalizations from multiple ...

Peer tutoring is an effective way to implement central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles, helping reduce CLABSI rates, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Resistance ...

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Introducing a series of interventions around central line insertion, including education, insertion bundle and process and outcome surveillance, can lead to a marked decline in the rate of central ...

AdventHealth DeLand hospital reported zero central line-associated bloodstream infections from October 2023 to September 2024. In addition to promoting a culture of quality and safety, a hospital can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals increased significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Technical interventions such as sterile barriers were frequently used to prevent central line-associated ...

Antimicrobial lock solutions are effective in reducing by 69% the risk for catheter-associated bloodstream infections, which, according to a study, are the most costly infections in healthcare.

(HealthDay)—Among critically ill neonates and children, the rates of central catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) remained stable from 2013 to 2018, while population-based ...

A state requirement of central line-associated bloodstream infection reporting was not associated with lower CLABSI rates compared with rates for states without a reporting requirement, according to a ...

Washington, DC, January 3, 2013 -- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing ...