Pediatric cancer patients whose central lines are used to treat them at home develop three times as many dangerous bloodstream infections from their devices than their hospitalized counterparts ...

The author reviews the patient, provider, and device factors that contribute to central line–associated bloodstream infections and discusses preventive strategies.

Pediatric cancer patients whose central lines are used to treat them at home develop three times as many dangerous bloodstream infections from their devices than their hospitalized counterparts ...

Is zero possible? In the case of central line infections, the answer was once no. A CLABSI (central line associated blood stream infection) was once considered a car crash, or an expected ...

Empiric therapy for fungal infection is not routinely recommended except in high-risk patients; considerations include severity of illness and presence of multiple risk factors for candidemia ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have created an experimental catheter hub that uses electric current ...

A Virginia pediatric hospital eliminated central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) among its most vulnerable patients for 300 days during 2021 and 2022. Their results are being ...

New research from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control finds that having a trained nurse or nurse team present during central line procedures.

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection ...

Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy Receiving Parenteral Nutrition The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this ...