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Sustained Low Incidence Rates of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Waleed A Mazi,1 Mohammed H Abdulwahab,1 Mahmood A Alashqar,1 Yvonne S Aldecoa,1 Zaheda R Bahat,1 Jennifer L Suaking,1 Amir Saeed,2,3 Osama S Yassin,4 Salah Al-Din Mahfouz,5 Abiola Senok6 1Infection Prevention and Control, King Faisal Medical Complex ...
Mazi WA, Abdulwahab MH, Alashqar MA, Aldecoa YS, Bahat ZR, Suaking JL, Saeed A, Yassin OS, Mahfouz SA, Senok A   +9 more
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Surveillance of central-line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units of a tertiary care center in Western India [PDF]

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: Central-line—associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is the most prevalent type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI). It ranks as one of the primary contributors to both morbidity and mortality in hospitals globally. The occurrence of
Prachi Verma, Shilpi Gupta, Sachin Bansal, Gagan Priya Pandey   +3 more
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Comparing administrative and clinical data for central line associated blood stream infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Infectious Disease Reports, 2016
Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a frequent source of health complication for patients of all ages, including for patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTU ...
Jory Bond, Mohamed Issa, Ali Nasrallah, Sheena Bahroloomi, Roland A. Blackwood   +4 more
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APSIC revised guidelines for prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): a summary and position statement [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To describe the revised Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) Guidelines for Prevention of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) 2024.
Moi Lin Ling, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Patricia Ching, Yee-Chun Chen, Glenys Harrington, Jin-Won Huh, Namita Jaggi, Keita Morikane, Sahadol Poonyathawon   +8 more
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Antimicrobial resistance profiles and mortality rates in intensive care unit patients having central line associated blood stream infection: a temporal analysis [PDF]

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Background: Patients with indwelling devices in the intensive care unit (ICU) face a heightened risk of infections, particularly central-line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI).
Gargee Anand, Rijhul Lahariya, Asim Sarfraz, Bhaskar Thakuria, Prathyusha Kokkayil, Binod Kumar Pati   +5 more
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Effect of Educational Guidelines on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection at Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021
Background: Central line associated blood stream infections are serious but can often be prevented when evidence-based guidelines that are used by critical care nurse through utilized infection control measures during insertion and maintenance of central
Fahema Zeyada, Seham Abd El-Hay, Heba Al-Metyazidy   +2 more
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Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections and Effectiveness of Care Bundle Approach: A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2022
Introduction: Insertion and maintenance of Central Venous Catheters (CVC) are integral components for the supportive care of critically ill neonates. Their use is often associated with the unavoidable risk of acquiring Healthcare Associated Infections
G Sridhar, SN Harsha Kumar, K Nagendra, Girish Gopal, Sudha Rudrappa   +4 more
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Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) due to Candida sojae in an infant with short bowel syndrome: The first human case report

IDCases, 2022
Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) in infants and children with intestinal failure due to short bowel syndrome may be caused by different organisms due to intestinal translocation and skin contamination.
Nahed Abdel-Haq, Basim I. Asmar, Jocelyn Y. Ang, Girija Natarajan, Marilynn Fairfax, Hossein Salimnia   +5 more
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Device Associated Hospital Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Odisha [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) is defined as infection that is acquired after 48 hours of admission in hospital for a reason other than that infection and the infection was neither present nor incubating at the time of admission ...
Aruna Rani Behera, Swetalina Jena, Rajesh Kumar Sethi   +2 more
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Health-care-associated infections: Risk factors and epidemiology from an intensive care unit in Northern India

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014
Background and Aims: Health-care-associated infection is a key factor determining the clinical outcome among patients admitted in critical care areas. The objective of the study was to ascertain the epidemiology and risk factors of health-care-associated
Priya Datta, Hena Rani, Rajni Chauhan, Satinder Gombar, Jagdish Chander   +4 more
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