In addition to meeting the criteria for the surveillance definition (i.e., CLABSI), the CRBSI definition includes signs and symptoms of infection (e.g., fever, elevated white-cell count, and ...

To avoid confusion and potential unreliability of CAUTI data, APIC recommended CMS expand reporting for CLABSI before CAUTI, and expand CAUTI reporting at least one year after the CAUTI definition ...

Recent definition changes have resulted in subdivision of CLABSIs into mucosal barrier injury (MBI-CLABSI) and non–MBI-CLABSI according to guidance from the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network ...

CDC-National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions were used to define CLABSI. 15 The case definition for CLABSI due to common skin contaminants, including coagulase-negative Staphylococcus ...

DALLAS — Preliminary results of a new study show that children with short bowel syndrome are at high risk for central line-associated bloodstream infections, according to a presenter here.

An additional case of CLABSI was over-reported. The study suggests that the 33 percent of unreported cases underline the need to create a system of data validation for public infection reporting ...