Opeyemi Oladapo-Shittu, Sara E Cosgrove, Clare Rock, Yea-Jen Hsu, Eili Klein, Anthony D Harris, Carlos Mejia Chew, Heather Saunders, Patrick R Ching, Avi Gadala, Stephanie Mayoryk, Lisa Pineles, Lisa Maragakis, Alejandra Salinas, Taylor Helsel, Sara C Keller
BACKGROUND: There are no systematic measures of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in patients maintaining central venous catheters (CVCs) outside acute care hospitals. To improve understanding of the burden of CLABSIs outside acute care hospitals, we characterized patients with CLABSI present on hospital admission (POA). METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients with CLABSI-POA in three health systems covering eleven hospitals across Maryland, Washington DC, and Missouri from November 2020 to October 2021...
March 14, 2024: Clinical Infectious Diseases