The Impact of 2015 NHSN Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Definition Change on Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Rates and CLABSI Prevention Efforts at an Academic Medical Center

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jul;39(7):878-880. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.78. Epub 2018 Apr 18.

Abstract

The 2015 changes in the catheter-associated urinary tract infection definition led to an increase in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-related candidemia in some health systems due to the change in CLABSI attribution. However, our rates remained unchanged in 2015 and further declined in 2016 with the implementation of new vascular-access guidelines.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;878-880.

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Alabama / epidemiology
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*