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Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in 3 Arabian gulf countries: 6-year
Hanan H Balkhy1, Aiman El-Saed2, Seif S Al-Abri3
1Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Gulf Cooperation Council States Center for Infection Prevention & Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to compare central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states with those of the U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) using pooled data from 6 hospitals in 3 GCC countries. The overall CLABSI rate was 3.1 per 1,000 central line days. After adjusting for differences in intensive care unit types, the risk of CLABSI in GCC hospitals was 146% higher than NHSN hospitals but 33% lower than INICC hospitals.
