Rates of central-line bloodstream infections, for example, have dropped by 32 percent since 2008, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But more needs to be done.

In US NICUs, incidence of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection was 20-times higher in very low birth weight infants than ...

Nosocomial infections related to the development ... cfu = Colony-forming unit; CVC = Central venous catheter; SBP = Systolic blood pressure Adapted with permission from [7,11,12].

Additionally, improvements were noted in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI ... "We remain committed to supporting health care facilities in Oregon to enhance infection control and ...