Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections

Central line bloodstream
infections(CLABSI)
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OVERVIEW
The central line-associated bloodstream
infection (CLABSI) is a very critical
infection which occurs when different
germs enters the bloodstream through the
central line within 48 hours of a central
line placement.
Central line also known as catheter tube
which is used by the healthcare
professional to give medicines and other
fluids by piercing the tube inside a large
vein of neck, chest, or groin.

Epidemiology of CLABSI
CLABSI leads to long-duration stays in the hospital,
eventually rises hospital bills and death.
Incidence of CLABSI estimated by International
Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
(INICC) according to the surveillance between 2010
– 2015 demonstrated 4.1 per 1000 central line days.
According to an article, the CLABSI rate in the
ICUs of New Zealand represented 10% – 50% and
a significant burden of morbidity. The hospital
costs regarding the CLABSI was estimated to be
NZ$20,000 per CLAB infection (Gray, Proudfoot,
Power, Bennett, Wells and Seddon 2015).
(Tang, Lin, Lin, Leung, Chuang and Lai 2014)

Microorganisms responsible for CLABSI
Two main microorganisms are
(Haddadin and Regunath 2019)
Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa