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 ...

On Jan. 12, a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control uncovered many staff who perform home infusion therapy, or HIT, received no formal training on CLABSI surveillance ...

When the modified denominator was used, there was a 25% lower CLABSI rate in ICU patients (1.95 vs. 1.47 per 1,000 line days) and a 6% lower rate in non-ICU patients (1.30 vs 1.22 per 1,000 line ...

To assess the use of technical and behavioral interventions for preventing CLABSI, Pisney and colleagues sent surveys to infection preventionists at 881 U.S. acute care hospitals.

In 2010 and 2011, 420-bed CHS in Florence, S.C., noticed an increase in its CLABSI rates. “We acknowledged it was an issue,” says Costa Cockfield, the hospital’s CNO.

The CDC suggests five efforts to continue the reduction in CLABSI: 1. Providers should be on the lookout to be aware of and make sure healthcare providers follow infection control guidelines when ...

Heather E. Hsu, M.D., M.P.H., from the Boston University School of Medicine, and colleagues examined changes over time in CLABSI and CAUTI rates between 2013 and 2018 in neonatal intensive care ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – The Decatur Morgan Hospital announced Friday that it has reported a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero. Data gathered by the Centers for Disease ...

Editor's note: This article was updated to add comments from the National Home Infusion Association. Between 2008 and 2019, the use of home infusion therapy grew by 300%, according to the National ...

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.

The CDC suggests five efforts to continue the reduction in CLABSI: 1. Providers should be on the lookout to be aware of and make sure healthcare providers follow infection control guidelines when ...