Victor Daniel Rosenthal, Zhilin Jin, Sandra Liliana Valderrama-Beltran, Sandra Milena Gualtero, Claudia Yaneth Linares, Guadalupe Aguirre-Avalos, Julio Cesar Mijangos-Méndez, Miguel Ángel Ibarra-Estrada, Luisa Fernanda Jiménez Alvarez, Lidia Patricia Reyes, Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno, Maria Adelia Zuniga Chavarria, Ana Marcela Quesada Mora, Katherine Gomez, Johana Alarcon, Jose Millan Oñate, Daisy Aguilar De Moros, Elizabeth Castaño Guerra, Judith Córdoba, Alejandro Sassoe Gonzalez, Claudia Marisol Millán Castillo, Lissette Leyva Xotlanihua, Lina Alejandra Aguilar Moreno, Juan Sebastian Bravo Ojeda, Ivan Felipe Gutierrez Tobar, Mary Cruz Aleman Bocanegra, Clara Veronica Echazarreta Martínez, Belinda Mireya Flores Sánchez, Yuliana Andrea Cano Medina, Edwin Giovannny Chapeta Parada, Rafael Antonio Gonzalez Niño, Maria Isabel Villegas Mota, Mildred Montoya Malváez, Miguel Ángel Cortés Vázquez, Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros, Dayana Fram, Daniela Vieira Escudero, Lourdes Dueñas, Nilton Yhuri Carreazo, Estuardo Salgado, Ruijie Yin
BACKGROUND: Our objective was to identify central line (CL)-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rates and risk factors in Latin-America. METHODS: From 01/01/2014 to 02/10/2022, we conducted a multinational multicenter prospective cohort study in 58 ICUs of 34 hospitals in 21 cities in 8 Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama). We applied multiple logistic regression. Outcomes are shown as adjusted odds ratios (aOR)...
March 13, 2023: American Journal of Infection Control