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Reducing the Occurrence of Short Onset Central Line Related Bacteremia
American Journal of Infection Control
Vol. 34Issue 5E45–E46Published in issue: June, 2006
- C.A. Kohan
- C. Ligi
- D.G. Dumigan
- T. Cooper
- J.M. Boyce
Cited in Scopus: 0
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSIs) have been targeted for reduction at our 500-bed university-affiliated hospital since 2001. Prospective, house-wide surveillance for CRBSI revealed a cluster of CRBSIs with onset shortly after insertion (≤14 days) among patients with central catheters inserted in Interventional Radiology (IR) during the months of June through August 2002. METHODS: The use of Chloroprep®, a 2% CHG/70% alcohol skin prep (ALC/CHG) was introduced in June 2003.