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Improved hospital-level risk adjustment for surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2009
Background: to allow direct comparison of bloodstream infection (BSI) rates between hospitals for performance measurement, observed rates need to be risk adjusted according to the types of patients cared for by the hospital.
Clements, A.C.A, Whitby, M., Jones, M.A., Haynes MA, M Whitby, Haynes, M.A., Morton, A. P., Clements ACA, Tong ENC, AP Morton, Haynes, M. A., Tong, E.N.C., Whitby M, ENC Tong, Clements, A. C. A., Morton AP, Morton, A.P., ACA Clements, Jones, M. A., MA Jones, Tong, E. N. C., MA Haynes, Jones MA   +22 more
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Monitoring Quality of Care Through Linkage of Administrative Data: National Trends in Bloodstream Infection in U.K. PICUs 2003-2012. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVES Interventions to reduce hospital-acquired bloodstream infection have succeeded in reducing rates in U.S. PICUs, but there is a lack of evidence for the impact of similar interventions in the United Kingdom.
Tibby, Shane M, Muller-Pebody, Berit, Wade, Angie, Parslow, Roger, Mok, Q, Gilbert, R, Muller-Pebody, B, Parslow, R, Harron, Katie, Harron, K, Wade, A, Tibby, SM, Mok, Quen, Gilbert, Ruth   +13 more
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Can inpatient hospital experiences predict central line-associated bloodstream infections? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Factors that increase the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are not fully understood. Recently, Hospital Compare began compiling data from hospital-required reporting to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety ...
Daniel M Saman, Kevin T Kavanagh, Brian Johnson, M Nawal Lutfiyya   +3 more
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Subcutaneous tunnelling versus conventional insertion of peripherally inserted central catheters in hospitalized patients (TUNNEL-PICC): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are now widely used in modern medicine, and associated complications have also increased. Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is the most serious complication because it can ...
Yohan Kwon, Eung Tae Kim, Soo Buem Cho, Jae Hwan Lee, Dong Jae Shim   +4 more
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Epidemiology of community-onset bloodstream infections in Bouaké, central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2015
Bacterial bloodstream infections (BSI) account for considerable morbidity worldwide, but epidemiological data from resource-constrained tropical settings are scarce.
Plo, J.K., F.S. Touré, Yenan, P.J., M. Herrmann, H. Tia, I.I. Bogoch, Akoua-Koffi, C., Yao, C., Yenan, P. J., P. Monemo, J. Utzinger, Plo, J. K., Cissé, A., J.K. Plo, C. Yao, S.L. Becker, Becker, S. L., Touré, F. S., Tia, H., Monemo, P., Ilupeju, V., Utzinger, J., Becker, S.L., Bogoch, I. I., C. Akoua-Koffi, P.J. Yenan, Herrmann, M., A. Cissé, Touré, F.S., Bogoch, I.I., V. Ilupeju   +30 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance Predicts Death in Tanzanian Children with Bloodstream Infections: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2007
Bloodstream infection is a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity and death in children. The impact of antimicrobial resistance and HIV infection on outcome is not firmly established.
Roland Jureen, Langeland, Nina, Maselle, Samwel Y, Karim P Manji, Samwel Y Maselle, Mwakagile, Davis S. M., Jureen, R., Msangi, V., Bjørn Blomberg, Viola Msangi, Tamim, Bushir S, Manji, Karim P, Holberg-Petersen, Mona, Maselle, Samwel Y., Davis SM Mwakagile, Langeland, N., Mona Holberg-Petersen, Marit G Tellevik, Nina Langeland, Msangi, Viola, Jureen Roland, Jureen, Roland, Harthug, Stig, Blomberg, B., Urassa, Willy K, Urassa, Willy K., Harthug, S., Bushir S Tamim, Tamim Bushir S, Maselle, S.Y, Urassa, W.K, Tamim, Bushir S., Msangi Viola, Harthug Stig, Langeland Nina, Mwakagile Davis SM, Tellevik, M.G, Mwakagile, D.S.M, Maselle Samwel Y, Tellevik, Marit G, Manji, Karim P., Tamim, B.S, Manji, K.P, Holberg-Petersen, M., Urassa Willy K, Willy K Urassa, Manji Karim P, Holberg-Petersen Mona, Blomberg, Bjørn, Mwakagile, Davis S M, Stig Harthug, Tellevik Marit G, Blomberg Bjørn, Tellevik, Marit Gjerde   +53 more
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Prevention of central venous line associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units: A systematic review

, 2017
Background In adult Intensive Care Units, the complexity of patient treatment requirements make the use of central venous lines essential. Despite the potential benefits central venous lines can have for patients, there is a high risk of bloodstream ...
Diana Carolina Velasquez Reyes, Julia Morphet, Bloomer, Melissa, Morphet, Julia, Melissa Bloomer, Reyes, Diana Carolina Velasquez   +5 more
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Central line associated Bloodstream Infections

International Journal of Medical Research and Review, 2016
Catheter associated blood stream infections are common entity in ICU setting. Indeed it is having 1-13 % prevalence rate in various studies.
Chandran, Rabindran, Gedam, D Sharad
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Implementation of a central-line bundle: a qualitative study of three clinical units

Implementation Science Communications, 2021
Background Evidence for the central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) bundle effectiveness remains mixed, possibly reflecting implementation challenges and persistent ambiguities in how CLABSIs are counted and bundle adherence measured.
Joanne Goldman, Leahora Rotteau, Kaveh G. Shojania, G. Ross Baker, Paula Rowland, Marlys K. Christianson, Timothy J. Vogus, Connie Cameron, Maitreya Coffey   +8 more
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Racial disparities in rate of central-line–associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access, medical treatment, and outcomes have been extensively reported. However, the impact of racial and ethnic differences in patient safety, including healthcare-associated infections, has not ...
Erin Gettler, Jessica Seidelman, Jay Krishnan, Naseem Alavian, Ibukun Kalu, Melissa Campbell, Sarah Lewis, Deverick Anderson, Becky Smith   +8 more
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