Insertion site inflammation was associated with central-line-Associated bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care center, 2015-2018

Takaaki Kobayashi; Gosia S. Clore; Mary E. Kukla; Mohammed Alzunitan; Jeffrey Kritzman; Oluchi Abosi; Mireia Puig-Asensio; Alexandre R. Marra; Daniel J. Diekema; Michael B. Edmond; Jorge L. Salinas

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Insertion site inflammation was associated with central-line-Associated bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care center, 2015-2018

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2021) 42(3) 348-350

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.445

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There are currently no guidelines for central-line insertion site evaluation. Our study revealed an association between insertion site inflammation (ISI) and the development of central-line-Associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). Automated surveillance for ISI is feasible and could help prevent CLABSI.

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Kobayashi, T., Clore, G. S., Kukla, M. E., Alzunitan, M., Kritzman, J., Abosi, O., … Salinas, J. L. (2021). Insertion site inflammation was associated with central-line-Associated bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care center, 2015-2018. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 42(3), 348–350. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.445

Insertion site inflammation was associated with central-line-Associated bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care center, 2015-2018

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