The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has invested in increasing the knowledge, understanding and implementation of strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections since ...

Proving that dreaded hospital central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) can be reduced, a federal report shows a decline in intensive care unit bloodstream infections of 58% in 2009 compared with ...

A trio of reports on protocols for reducing rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections was among the highlights of the annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new report indicating that rates of central line-associated blood stream infections among patients hospitalized in ICUs have decreased 58 ...

Twenty-one states posted decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in 2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This translates to a ...

There’s an infection that afflicts thousands of Americans yearly, killing an estimated one in five of those who contract it, and costs tens of thousands of dollars per person to treat. Though there’s ...

Clinicians at New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center reduced central-line associated bloodstream infections by 48 percent and bloodstream bacteria by 54 percent in outpatient pediatric ...

Call it a tale of two infections. It’s the story of how hospitals have blocked transmission of a dangerous infection that patients can give doctors, while a hospital-caused infection that can kill ...

Proving that dreaded hospital central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) can be reduced, a federal report shows a decline in intensive care unit bloodstream infections of 58% in 2009 compared with ...