Open AccessSustained Low Incidence Rates of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Waleed Mazi,
Mohammed S. Abdulwahab,
Mahmood A Alashqar,
Yvonne S. Aldecoa,
Zaheda R. Bahat,
Jennifer L. Suaking,
Amir Saeed,
Osama S. Yassin,
Salah Al-Din Mahfouz,
Abiola Senok
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s290791
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , infection control , benchmarking , emergency medicine , health care , central line , intensive care unit , intensive care , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , physics , marketing , economics , optics , business , economic growth
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an important cause of increased morbidity and mortality in ICUs. The occurrence of CLABSI in significantly higher in developing countries and contributes to the burden of healthcare-associated infections.