Sustainable Neonatal CLABSI Surveillance: Consensus Toward New Criteria in the Netherlands

Group Name: Working Group on Neonatal Infectious Diseases of the Section of Neonatology of the Dutch Paediatric Society Background: Central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a main focus of infection prevention and control initiatives in neonatal care. Standardized surveillance of neonatal CLABSI enables intra- and interfacility comparisons, which can contribute to quality improvement. To date, there is no national registration system for CLABSI in neonatal care in the Netherlands. Across neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), several different sets of CLABSI criteria and su... Mehr ...