A comparison of the incidence of midline catheter-associated bloodstream infections to that of central line-associated bloodstream infections in 5 acute care hospitals.

Abstract:

:In a retrospective study conducted over 12 months in a multi-hospital system, the incidence of bloodstream infections associated with midline catheters was not significantly lower than that associated with central venous catheters (0.88 vs 1.10 infections per 1,000 catheter-days). Additional research is needed to further characterize the infectious risks of midline catheters and to determine optimal strategies to minimize these risks.

journal_name

Am J Infect Control

authors

Hogle NJ,Balzer KM,Ross BG,Wuerz L,Greendyke WG,Furuya EY,Simon MS,Calfee DP

doi

10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-01 00:00:00

pages

1108-1110

issue

9

eissn

0196-6553

issn

1527-3296

pii

S0196-6553(19)30959-9

journal_volume

48

pub_type

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