title: Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the NICU: getting to zero.
abstract: The neonatal population is at a particularly high risk for catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). Chlorhexidine for skin antisepsis is well documented to effectively decrease the incidence of bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters in other populations. The project described in this article demonstrates that chlorhexidine for central venous catheter insertion and line maintenance in the neonatal population safely and effectively reduces CABSI.
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, NICU, Arkansas, USA. currysabrab@uams.edu
authors.forename: Sabra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honeycutt
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goins
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gilliam
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000985:Antisepsis / Q000379:methods*; D001131:Arkansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002710:Chlorhexidine