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| Title |
Central-line associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary care children’s University hospital: a prospective study
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-016-2061-6 |
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| Authors |
Elisabetta Venturini, Carlotta Montagnani, Alessandra Benni, Sabrina Becciani, Klaus Peter Biermann, Salvatore De Masi, Elena Chiappini, Maurizio de Martino, Luisa Galli, on behalf of the CLABSI (central-line associated bloodstream infections) study group |
| Abstract |
The central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are the most common healthcare-associated infections in childhood. Despite the international data available on healthcare-associated infections in selected groups of patients, there is a lack of large and good quality studies. The present survey is the first prospective study monitoring for 6 months the occurrence of central-line associated bloodstream infections in all departments of an Italian tertiary care children's university hospital. The study involved all children aged less than 18 years admitted to Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy who had a central line access between the October 15(th), 2014 and the April 14(th), 2015. CLABSI were defined according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. CLABSI incidence rates with 95% confidence limits were calculated and stratified for the study variables. For each factor the relative risk and 95% confidence intervals were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical software SPSS for Windows, version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL), p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. CLABSI rate was 3.73/1000 (95% CI: 2.54-5.28) central line-days. A higher CLABSI incidence was seen with female gender (p = 0.045) and underlying medical conditions (excepting prematurity, surgical diseases and malignancy) (p = 0.06). In our study 5 infections, were caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing organisms and in one case by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Our study confirms the spreading of multi-resistant pathogens as causes of healthcare associated infections in children. An increased incidence rate of CLABSI in our study was related to underlying medical conditions. Pediatric studies focusing on healthcare infections in this type of patients should be done in order to deepen our understanding on associated risk factors and possible intervention areas. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 92 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 25 | 27% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 18% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 25 | 27% |
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