SAN DIEGO — Use of a chlorhexidine foam dressing may reduce exit site infection rates for patients with tunneled hemodialysis catheters when certain protocols are followed, data show.“Our main ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released updated guidelines for preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). These guidelines ...

Three anatomical sites are commonly used to insert central venous catheters — under the collarbone, in the neck and in the groin — but one site has been linked with lower rates of bloodstream ...

Up to 70% of patients will receive a peripherally-inserted catheter during their hospital stay, placing them at risk for bloodstream and other infections, the WHO said. View the full guidelines here .

Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) ... Vital signs: central line-associated blood stream infections — United States, 2001, 2008, and 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011; ...

Multifaceted quality improvement interventions may prevent hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections outside the ICU, however, more research is needed, according to published data. ; In ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections ...

CorMedix Inc. announces FDA approval of DefenCath® to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in adult hemodialysis patients. News release. CorMedix Inc. November 15, 2023.

OPAT is commonly used for a variety of conditions (including endocarditis and bone/joint infections), can lower costs by ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections ...