CLABSI
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) References
This is a suggested list of websites, government reports and journal articles providing information about central line associated bacteremia. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you feel there are additional items of interest that could be included in this list.
Websites
Queensland Health, I-CARE Project
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/chrisp/icare/about.asp
Clinical Excellence Commission
http://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/moreinfo/CLAB.html
http://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/pdf/CLABpresentationFergusonJune07.ppt
http://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/pdf/SSSL/workshopmaterials/TonyBurrell.pdf
HICSIG
http://www.asid.net.au/hicsigwiki/index.php?title=Central_line_associated_bloodstream_infection
NSW Health
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/health_pr/infection/prof/definitions.html
Department of Human Services, Victoria
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/sssl/interventions/central_line.htm
VICNISS
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/bshconference/ppts/richards_mike.pdf
WA Health
http://www.safetyandquality.health.wa.gov.au/squire/docs/CVC%20Workbook.pdf
Government Reports
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 51(RR-10):1-32.
Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention (2004). Surveillance Manual, 2004. Queensland Government, Brisbane.
Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention. Preventing intravascular device (IVD)-related blood stream infections (BSIs): Recommended Practices for the insertion and management of percutaneous central venous catheters (CVC). Queensland Government, Brisbane.
Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention. Preventing intravascular device (IVD)-related blood stream infections (BSIs): References. Queensland Government, Brisbane.
Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australia Department of Health (2006). Bloodstream infection surveillance definitions. Government of South Australia, Adelaide.
Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australia Department of Health (2004). South Australian statewide nosocomial bloodstream infection report, 2004. Government of South Australia, Adelaide.
Communicable Disease Control Branch, South Australia Department of Health (2003). South Australian statewide nosocomial bloodstream infection report, 2003. Government of South Australia, Adelaide.
VICNISS (2007). VICNISS performance indicators for hospitals participating in the VICNISS Type 1 Surveillance Program in 2007. Department of Human Services, Melbourne.
VICNISS (2006). VICNISS Hospital acquired infection project: Year 4 report, August 2006. Department of Human Services, Melbourne.
VICNISS (2005). VICNISS Hospital acquired infection project: Year 3 report, June 2005. Department of Human Services, Melbourne.
Journal Articles
Alonso-Echanove J, Edwards J., Richards M, Brennan P, Venezia R, Keen J, Ashline V, Kirkland K, Chou E, Hupert M, Veeder A, Speas J, Kaye J, Sharma J, Martin A, Moroz, D, Gaynes R. Effect of nurse staffing and antimicrobial impregnated central venous catheters on the risk for bloodstream infections in intensive care units. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2003; 24:916-925.
Apostolopoulou E, Veldekis D. Nosocomial bloodstream infections in intensive care unit: excess nursing workload, extra costs. ICUS Nurse Wed Journal 2005; 24:1-5.
Berenholtz S, Pronovost P, Lipsett P, Hobson D, Earsing K, Farley J, Milanovich S, Garrett-Mayer E, Winters B, Rubin H, Dorman T, Perl T. Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2004; 32(10):2014-2020.
Bouza E, Alvarado N, Alcala L, Perez M, Rincon C, Munoz P. A randomized and prospective study of 3 procedures for the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection without catheter withdrawal. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:820–6.
Bouza E, Muñoz P, Burillo A, López-Rodríguez J, Fernández-Pérez C, Pérez M, Rincón C. The challenge of anticipating catheter tip colonization in major heart surgery patients in the intensive care unit: Are surface cultures useful? Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33(9):1953-1960.
Braun B, Kritchevsky S, Kusek L, Wong E, Solomon S, Steele L, Richards C, Gaynes R, Simmons B. Comparing bloodstream infection rates: the effect of indicator specifications in the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control (EPIC) study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2006; 27:14-22.
Braun B, Kritchevsky S, Wong E, Solomon S, Steele L, Richards C, Simmons B.
Preventing central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections: characteristics of practices among hospitals participating in the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control (EPIC) study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2006; 24:926-935.
Chaiyakunapruk N, Veenstra D, Lipsky B, Saint S. Chlorhexidine compared with povidone-iodine solution for vascular catheter–site care: a meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 136:792-801.
Chambers S, Sanders J, Patton W, Ganly P, Birch M, Crump J, Spearing, R. Reduction of exit-site infections of tunneled intravascular catheters among neutropenic patients by sustained-release chlorhexidine dressings: results from a prospective randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hospital Infection 2005; 61:53–61.
Coopersmith C, Rebmann T, Zack J, Ward M, Corcoran R, Schallom M, Sona C, Buchman T, Boyle W, Polish L, Fraser V. Effect of an education program on decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in the surgical intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2002; 30(1):59-64.
Covey M, McLane C, Smith N, Matasic J, Holm K. Infection related to intravascular pressure monitoring: effects of flush and tubing changes American Journal of Infection Control 1988; 16:206-13.
Crnich C, Maki D. Are antimicrobial-impregnated catheters effective? Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004; 38:1287–92.
Deshpande K, Hatem C, Ulrich H, Currie B, Aldrich T, Bryan-Brown C, Kvetan V. The incidence of infectious complications of central venous catheters at the subclavian, internal jugular, and femoral sites in an intensive care unit population. Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33(1):13-20.
Eggimann P. Prevention of intravascular catheter infection. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2007; 20:360-369.Gillies, D, O’Riordan E, Carr D, O’Brien I, Frost J, Gunning R. Central venous catheter dressings: a systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2003; 44(6):623–632.
Horvath R, Collignon P. Controlling intravascular catheter infections. Australian Prescriber 2003; 26(2):41-43.
Huang S, Yokoe D, Hinrichsen V, Spurchise L, Datta R, Miroshnik I, Platt R. Impact of routine intensive care unit surveillance cultures and resultant barrier precautions on hospital-wide methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006; 43:971–8.
Laupland K, Zygun D, Dele Davies H, Church D, Louie T; Doig C. Population-based assessment of intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections in adults: Incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality rate. Critical Care Medicine 2002; 30:2462–2467.
Levy I, Katz J, Solter E, Samra Z, Vidne B, Birk E, Ashkenazi S, Dagan O. Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of colonization of central venous catheters in infants and children: a randomized controlled study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2005; 24:676–679.
Linares J. Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Conservative Techniques. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:827–9.
Lorente L, Villegas J, Martin M, Jimenez A, Mora M. Catheter-related infection in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine 2004; 30:1681–1684.
McLaws M-L, Berry G. Non uniform risk of bloodstream infection with increasing central venous catheter-days. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2005; 26(8):715-719.
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McLaws M-L, Taylor P. The hospital infection standardised surveillance (HISS) programme: Analysis of a two-year pilot. Journal of Hospital Infection 2003; 53:259-267.
Memish Z, Arabi Y, Cunningham G, Kritchevsky S, Braun B, Richards C, Weber S, Romeu Pereira C. Comparison of US and non-US central venous catheter infection rates: evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study. American Journal of Infection Control 2003; 31(4):237-42.
Mermel L. Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Ann Intern Med 2000; 132:391-402.
Mermel L, Farr B, Sherertz R, Raad I, O’Grady N, Harris J, Craven D. Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001; 32:1249–72.
Morton A, Whitby M, McLaws M-L, Dobson A, McElwain S, Looke D, Stackelroth J, Sartor A. The application of statistical process control charts to the detection and monitoring of hospital-acquired infections. Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice 2001; 21:112-117.
Raad I, Darouiche R, Dupuis J, Abi-Said D, Gabrielli A, Hachem R, Wall M, Harris R, Jones J, Buzaid A, Robertson C, Shenaq S, Curling P, Burke T, Ericsson C. Central venous catheters coated with minocycline and rifampin for the prevention of catheter-related colonization and bloodstream infections: A randomized, double-blind trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 1997; 127(4):267-274.
Ranji S, Shetty K, Posley K, Lewis R, Sundaram V, Galvin C, Winston L. (2007). Prevention of healthcare-associated infections. In: Shojania, G, McDonald K, Wachter R, Owens D, Editors. Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies, Technical Review 9. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville.
Rickard C, Lipman G, Courtney M, Silversen R, Daley P. Routine changing of intravenous administration sets does not reduce colonization of infection in central venous catheters. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2004; 25(8):650-655.
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