CRBSI among hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“Over 50% of patients developed CRBSI and gram-positive bacteria were the major causative bacteria. Associated factors were multifactorial and preventive care would be ideal to reduce the number of CRBSI based on these findings” Costantine et al (2025).
Multimedia tool for infection prevention in ICU – Full Text
“Through a participatory approach, we developed a set of IPC nursing practices for VAP and CLABSI. Implementing a multimedia tool, which encompasses the newly implemented IPC practices, improved compliance with many practices” Bijarania et al (2024).
CLABSI caused by pathogen associated with plants – Full Text
“Pantoea eucrina, a member of the Erwiniaceae family, is a rarely reported human pathogen primarily associated with plants. This study presents a documented case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by P. eucrina in a 60-year-old female receiving home parenteral nutrition” Kølle et al (2025).
CLABSI risk factors in COVID-19 patients – Full Text
“Risk factors for bloodstream infection in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) remain unclear. The purpose of this systematic review was to study the risk factors for BSI in patients admitted to ICUs for COVID-19” Wang et al (2025).
Impact of jugular vein insertion site for central venous catheter placement
“Initiating CVC placement in the right IJV in critically ill patients is associated with a higher risk of hemodialysis catheter re-catheterization related to the use of veins other than the right IJV for hemodialysis catheter placement and an increased need for venous access interventions compared to placement in the left IJV” Gharaibeh et al (2025).
CLABSI rate during needlefree connector and prefilled saline flush shortage – Full Text
“We aimed to discuss our experience of a higher incidence of catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) during the needle-free connector (NFC) and single-use prefilled flushing syringe (PFS) shortage” Devrim et al (2024).
Are enteral devices risk factors for CLABSI in children with intestinal failure
“This study aimed to assess if there is an association between the use of enteral devices (feeding tubes and stomas) with rate of CLABSI after adjusting for clinically relevant factors. Second, association between enteral devices with time to first CLABSI event was evaluated” Gattini et al (2024).
Bundle to reduce ECMO blood stream infection
“There is a high prevalence of blood stream infections (BSI) associated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in adults. The increasing use of ECMO coupled with the patient risk factors places patient at high risk for BSIs” Radhakrishnan et al (2024).
Risk prediction model for PICC-related bloodstream infections
“The present meta-analysis identified risk factors for PICC-RBSIs and developed a predictive model based on these findings, incorporating 10 risk factors that integrate both patient-specific and procedural factors” Zhang et al (2024).
Leadership impacts on CLABSI prevention
“Intense focus by leadership on key CLABSI prevention process measures was associated with lower CLABSI SIRs” McMullen et al (2024).
Risk factors associated with CLABSI mortality – Full Text
“The study included a total of 321 patients. The observed thirty-day mortality rate was 46.1%. A central venous catheter (CVC) was present in 276 patients (86%), and in 66 of these patients (23.9%) the CVC was removed” Gezer et al (2024).
Nursing management approach for CLABSI reduction – Full Text
“We aim to eradicate CR-BSIs within the surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals. To achieve this goal, we have introduced a comprehensive quality improvement framework designed not only to benefit our own ICU but also to serve as a model for implementation in other similar healthcare settings” Xu et al (2024).
Adverse events following probable CRBSI
“Tunneled dialysis catheters (TDCs) are preferred over temporary noncuffed catheters for access in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The removal of TDC after catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) is often not practiced even when indicated, and the adverse outcomes after such salvage are presently unclear” Pandit et al (2024).
Drug resistance and CRBSI
“We analyzed the clinical distribution and the antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens for catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in the hospital retrospectively” Sun et al (2024).
Review of a change model to improve hand hygiene compliance in intensive care unit – Full Text
“Our objective was to employ Kotter’s Change Model (KCM) to enhance HHC and conduct a comprehensive process evaluation among medical staff within the intensive care unit (ICU)” Hu et al (2024).
Clinical features of Candida catheter-related bloodstream infections – Full Text
“Total parenteral nutrition may be a major risk factor in the development of Candida CRBSI. CRPCI often leads to persistent fungemia. Early insertion of a new catheter after removal of an infected catheter may be a risk factor for CRPCI” Kobayashi et al (2024).
Intervention to increase daily chlorhexidine bathing and CLABSI rate reduction
“After an increase of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) at our community hospital in 2021, a case-control study suggested that patients with CLABSIs were 3.0 times more likely to have missed daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing than patients without CLABSIs” Krier et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related infection systematic review – Full Text
“This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the risk of catheter-related infection with US-guided CVC versus AL technique” Boulet et al (2024).
Frequency and risk factors of HAI in a trauma center
“44 patients contracted HAI, resulting in a frequency of 49.4%. The incidence rates (IR) were 21/1000 central venous catheter (CVC) days for catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), 10/100 urinary catheter days for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and 34/1000 ventilator days for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)” Melhem et al (2024).
CLABSI reduction in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“This quality improvement project was initiated to reduce hospital-acquired catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in hospitalized patients receiving dialysis. A team dedicated to reducing hospital-acquired infections led the implementation of evidence-based interventions across all the included hospitals” Roderman et al (2024).
Sex-specific differences of CVC-related bloodstream infections – Full Text
“In patients with hematological malignancies, men have a higher risk of CRBSI than women. This finding may be attributed to the high number of jugular vein inserted CVCs which in men may be associated with higher rates of skin colonization than in women. Special preventive measures such as earlier removal of CVCs in men may be studied in future” Schalk et al (2024).
Implantable port infection case study – Full Text
“Although C. provencense infection had not been previously reported in humans, it could be treated by port removal and vancomycin administration, as demonstrated in other reports on Corynebacterium infections” Nishigaki et al (2024).
Supply chain role in hemodialysis associated CLABSI prevention – Full Text
“The review of CLABSI data over the course of the program showed a nearly 16% reduction in HD-CLABSI events per 1000 catheter days following standardization of HD-CVC end cap supply.” Blayney et al (2024).
Impact of nursing leadership style on HAI
“Authentic and transformational nurse leadership styles can foster targeted interventions and improvements tailored to preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections” Cappelli et al (2024).
CLABSI prevention position paper – Full Text
“A panel of experts convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) has reviewed and consolidated current recommendations for preventing vascular catheter infections, particularly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)” Rosenthal et al (2024).
Guidelines for CLABSI prevention
“Before and after the application of the evidence, there was a significant increase in the knowledge, belief, and behavior of healthcare workers on CLABSI prevention and control, especially in the acquisition of related knowledge (χ2 = 26.648 p < 0.001). The associated implementation rate was also significantly improved, with a significant decrease in CLABSI incidence from 0.29 per 1000 to 0.11 per 1000 (χ2 = 8.625 p = 0.004)" Yang et al (2024).
Nurse-driven CLABSI risk factor screening tool
“This novel screening tool effectively identified high-risk patients to target resources and promoted improvements in CLABSI-prevention processes in the PICU and PCICU” Morgenstern et al (2024).
CLABSI risk in home parenteral nutrition patients
“The CLABSI rate was 1.02/1000 catheter days. Most CLABSIs were caused by Enterobacterales (22%, n = 12/55) and Candida sp. (22%, n = 12/55). Empiric antimicrobial therapy was adequate in only 25% (n = 7/28), and the median time to effective antibiotic therapy was 22.7 h (interquartile range 4.8-29.8)” Hoey et al (2024).
Antimicrobial-resistant CLABSI in adult intensive care units – Full Text
“We demonstrate a decreasing incidence of CLABSI in Victorian adult ICU and an increasing burden of infections due to CNS. No significant time trend increases in antimicrobial-resistant organisms, including MRSA, vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, and ceftriaxone-resistant E. coli were observed” Lim et al (2024).
Neonatal CLABSI reduction
“Over 4 years, the project achieved an 86.6% reduction in CLABSI events, decreasing from 15 events in 2019 to two in 2023. The CLABSI rate dropped by 85%, from 2.15 to 0.32 per 1,000 line days” Riley et al (2024).