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Waging War Against CABSIs

generalsurgerynews.com January 4, 2017

Catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSIs) are on the decline, according to the 2016 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report. The report, published by the CDC, showed that between 2008 and 2014, there was a 50% decrease in central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).

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