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“The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) intends for this document to serve as a companion to the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Guideline for Prevention of Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients (9), and to provide practical, expert opinion, and/or evidence-based answers to frequently asked questions about CLABSI detection and prevention in the NICU. This document is not a comprehensive compilation of infection prevention strategies recommended for NICUs.
The published literature related to the questions presented herein is not sufficient to meet Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) standards (9, 10); therefore, the authors provide no evidence grading and answers incorporate experts’ clinical experience. No guideline, expert guidance, or white paper can anticipate all situations. This document is meant to serve as an adjunct to individual judgment by qualified professionals. In general, these recommendations apply to non-outbreak settings. Healthcare personnel (HCP) may implement additional measures during an outbreak or other special clinical scenarios.”
Reference:Muller M, Bryant KA, Espinosa C, Jones JA, Quach C, Rindels JR, Stewart DL, Zangwill KM, Sánchez PJ. SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Mar 4:1-46. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.53. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35241185.