title: Sustained Infection Reduction in Outpatient Hemodialysis Centers Participating in a Collaborative Bloodstream Infection Prevention Effort.
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.
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Sarah H
authors: SH
authors: Yi
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Alexander J
authors: AJ
authors: Kallen
authors: 2University of Vermont Medical Center,Burlington,Vermont.
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Hess
authors: 3Altru Health System,Grand Forks,North Dakota.
authors: Virginia R
authors: VR
authors: Bren
authors: 4Mercy Dialysis Center,Clinton,Iowa.
authors: Mary E
authors: ME
authors: Lincoln
authors: 5AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center,Atlantic City,New Jersey.
authors: Gemma
authors: G
authors: Downham
authors: 6Upper Peninsula Health System-Portage Dialysis,Hancock,Michigan.
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Kelley
authors: 6Upper Peninsula Health System-Portage Dialysis,Hancock,Michigan.
authors: Stephanie L
authors: SL
authors: Booth
authors: 7Independent Dialysis Foundation,Baltimore,Maryland.
authors: Heather
authors: H
authors: Weirich
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Alicia
authors: A
authors: Shugart
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Christi
authors: C
authors: Lines
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Melville
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Jernigan
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Kleinbaum
authors: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,Georgia.
authors: Priti R
authors: PR
authors: Patel
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D064872:Patient Care Bundles; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*