title: What is new for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections?
abstract: After the publication in 2011 of latest guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) some interesting findings have been published in that field. There has been published that skin disinfection with chlorhexidine alcohol reduced the risk of CRBSI compared to skin disinfection with povidone iodine alcohol, that the implementation of quality improvement interventions reduced the incidence of CRBSI, that the use of chlorhexidine impregnated dressing compared to standard dressings reduced the risk of CRBSI and catheter related cost in an health economic model, and that the use of antimicrobial/antiseptic impregnated catheters reduced the incidence of CRBSI and catheter related cost in clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorente
keywords: Central venous catheter (CVC); bacteremia; impregnated catheter; impregnated dressing; prevention; skin disinfection