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Assessing burden of central line-associated bloodstream infections present on hospital admission.
Investigators described patients presenting to an academic medical center with central line-associated bloodstream infection present on hospital admission over 1 year. Of the 130 admissions, they found that about half presented from home infusion, followed by oncology clinic, hemodialysis, and skilled nursing facility. They concluded that efforts to reduce such infections should address patients across the entire health care system.
AHRQ-funded; HS025782.
Citation: Leeman H, Cosgrove SE, Williams D .
Assessing burden of central line-associated bloodstream infections present on hospital admission.
Am J Infect Control 2020 Feb;48(2):216-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.010..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitalization, Home Healthcare, Hospitals, Infectious Diseases