The classic presentation of CLABSI is the development of fever and chills immediately after accessing a catheter that has been locked for some time. However, the range of clinical presentations is ...

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 ...

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Ill., hasn’t seen a central-line-associated blood infection since December 2021 — an accomplishment that took coordinated planning and ...

Less than a decade ago, central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were considered the most pervasive of all hospital-associated illnesses (HAIs). Across the United States, 500,000 ...

India, May 27 -- Hospital-acquired infections remain one of the leading causes of illness and death in newborn intensive care ...

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital eliminated central line-associated bloodstream infections among its patients for 300 days during 2021 and 2022. After comparing their ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center announced on Thursday that it has reached more than 1,200 consecutive days without a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, or CLABSI. CLABSI is a serious, ...

Less than a decade ago, CLABSIs were considered the most pervasive of all hospital-associated illnesses (HAIs). Across the United States, 500,000 patients contracted a CLABSI between 1990-2010—an ...

Central catheter-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates are higher for Black pediatric patients and patients who speak a language other than English (LOE), according to a study published ...

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 Control ...

Despite the development of preventive measures to reduce risks of infection related to CVC insertion and maintenance, CLABSI continues to be a significant burden in pediatric populations. Current ...