Proving that dreaded hospital central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) can be reduced, a federal report shows a decline in intensive care unit bloodstream infections of 58% in 2009 compared with ...

New federal data shows that 405 hospitals nationwide reported zero central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) from July 2024 through June 2025 — and Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has invested in increasing the knowledge, understanding and implementation of strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections since ...

There’s an infection that afflicts thousands of Americans yearly, killing an estimated one in five of those who contract it, and costs tens of thousands of dollars per person to treat. Though there’s ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new report indicating that rates of central line-associated blood stream infections among patients hospitalized in ICUs have decreased 58 ...

Call it a tale of two infections. It’s the story of how hospitals have blocked transmission of a dangerous infection that patients can give doctors, while a hospital-caused infection that can kill ...

Twenty-one states posted decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in 2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This translates to a ...

Thanks to the simple use of an alcohol-impregnated cap, Loyola University Medical Center achieved a 68 percent decrease in the overall number of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) ...

Clinicians at New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center reduced central-line associated bloodstream infections by 48 percent and bloodstream bacteria by 54 percent in outpatient pediatric ...