CLABSIs And CRBSIs Associated With Increased Risk Of Mortality And Prolonged Hospitalization, Analysis Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/12, Basilio) reports, “Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are associated with increased risk of mortality and prolonged hospitalization,” investigators concluded in a meta-analysis of 36 studies. The research was published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.