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Sustained Infection Reduction in Outpatient Hemodialysis Centers Participating in a Collaborative Bloodstream Infection Prevention Effort

Sarah H. Yi, Alexander J. Kallen, Sally Hess, Virginia Bren, Mary Lincoln, Gemma Downham, Karen Kelley, Stephanie Booth, Heather Weirich, Alicia Shugart,

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2016 · 34 citations · 5 references

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MedicineInfectious DiseasesNephrologyDialysisHemodialysisInfection PreventionBloodstream InfectionsDialysis AccessDialysis Access InterventionsHealthcare-associated Infection PreventionHealthcare-associated InfectionsInfection ManagementDialysis-related Infection PreventionDialysis-related InfectionsInfection Prevention ImprovementInfection Prevention In DialysisInfection Prevention In HemodialysisInfectious Risk Assessment

Abstract

Among dialysis facilities participating in a bloodstream infection (BSI) prevention collaborative, access-related BSI incidence rate improvements observed immediately following implementation of a bundle of BSI prevention interventions were sustained for up to 4 years. Overall, BSI incidence remained unchanged from baseline in the current analysis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:863-866.