US Hospitals Halve Number Of Potentially Deadly Bloodstream Infections Linked To Central-Line Catheters Since 2008, Consumer Reports Finds.

“US hospitals have cut in half the number of potentially deadly bloodstream infections linked to so-called central-line catheters since 2008,” yet “too many critically ill patients are still exposed to dangerous bacteria,” Consumer Reports researchers found after examining “the five-year track records of nearly 2,000 hospitals, of which 233 are teaching hospitals.” While “the good news is that central-line infection rates were sliced in half between 2008 and 2014, according to the” CDC, rates of “other hospital” infections have not changed much recently. https://consumer.healthday.com/caregiving-information-6/hospital-news-393/hospitals-halve-central-catheter-infection-rates-report-716946.html