Hospital-wide surveillance of central line-associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary hospital in South Korea

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Retrospective analysis reveals higher CLABSI rates for MBI-LCBI in hematology wards, suggesting targeted interventions.

The overall CLABSI rate was 2.75 per 1,000 catheter days—higher in hematology at 6.11 per 1,000 catheter days.
Of 48 identified CLABSIs, mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections made up 60.4% of cases.
Most MBI-LCBI cases (96.6%) occurred in hematology wards, highlighting the need for specialized surveillance policies in different departments.
Gram-negative bacteria were predominant in MBI-LCBI cases, indicating bacterial resistance patterns that may complicate treatment.

Kim et al. (2025) studied this question.

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