title: Impact of removing mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections from central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014.
abstract: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) event data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network from 2014, the first year of required use of the mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (MBI-LCBI) definition, were analyzed to assess the impact of removing MBI-LCBI events from CLABSI rates. CLABSI rates decreased significantly in some location types after removing MBI-LCBI events, and MBI-LCBI events will be removed from publicly reported CLABSI rates.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: gst8@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: See
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Minn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Soe
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Shelley S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Magill
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Nicola D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000293:injuries*; D015995:Prevalence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Central line–associated bloodstream infection; Oncology; Public reporting; Surveillance