Steps toward zero central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in a long-term acute-care hospital: Multidisciplinary teamwork, a prevention bundle, education, and audits

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Apr;44(4):685-686. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.473. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

Authors

Mohamed O Adawee¹, Lauretta J Ellsworth¹, Kristy A Beckholt², Tina M Gross², Martha B Samsel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Sparrow Health System, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
² Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 35282841
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.473

No abstract available

Keywords: CLABSI intervention; Infection prevention; healthcare-associated infections.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Catheter-Related Infections* / prevention & control
Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Hospitals
Humans
Sepsis* / prevention & control