Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2024 update

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases 2025-01, Vol.150, p.107290, Article 107290
• Main Authors: Rosenthal, Victor Daniel, Memish, Ziad A., Shweta, FNU, Bearman, Gonzalo, Lutwick, Larry I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bacteremia - prevention & control; Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control; Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects; Central line-associated bloodstream infection; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Epidemiology; Guidelines; Humans; Infection Control - methods; Infection Control - standards; Prevention; Risk Factors; Societies, Medical - standards
• ISSN: 1201-9712; 1878-3511; 1878-3511
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107290

•The CLABSI rates continue to be very high, especially in resource-limited regions.•CLABSIs are associated with extra hospital stays, costs, and mortality.•This document presents the main risk factors for CLABSI.•We updated the recommendations for CLABSI prevention, including those for LMICs. A panel of experts convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) has reviewed and consolidated current recommendations for preventing vascular catheter infections, particularly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). This review provides healthcare professionals with insights into key issues such as the rates of CLABSI in high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries, the attributable extra length of stay, cost and mortality, and risk factors. This position paper highlights evidence-based strategies for preventing infections, applicable to both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.