Discussions in Infection Control

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Tag: ICUs

Bundles Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Central-Line Venous Catheters Checklists Data Validation Healthcare Quality, Safety Interventions Pediatrics Published Infection Rates

Dear Pediatrics: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bundles and Checklists for Preventing Certain Types of Bloodstream Infections A review article.

December 12, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 12, 2012 — The study by Schulman et al. (2011) in Pediatrics is a significant contribution to the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in neonatal intensive care…

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The Effectiveness of Bundles of ‘Best Practices’ for Preventing CLABSIs in ICUs?

December 11, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: The following is a brief post, written by Dr. Muscarella, that reviews two well-known published studies that discuss the effectiveness of a bundle of best practices for reducing…

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Three Facts and Myths about Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)

December 11, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

A blog by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD: 1. Fact? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR; click here to read the…

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