Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in 2001, 2008, and 2009 for ICU, inpatient, and hemodyalisis units

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Vital signs: central line–associated blood stream infections — United States, 2001, 2008, and 2009.  Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011 Mar 4; 60:243.

Includes incidence data comparing 2008-09 data to 2001, which was prior to the CDC’s 2002 guidelines for reducing CLABSIs.

Reviewed 4/11/2014 ldt

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