The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DefenCath ® (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in adult ...

DefenCath is intended for instillation into central venous catheters only. DefenCath ® (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution is now available for inpatient use to reduce the incidence of ...

The high incidence, mortality, morbidity and cost associated with CRBSIs have created considerable interest by healthcare providers, insurers, regulators, and patient advocates in further reducing the ...

As part of its ongoing efforts to make health care safer, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today released a new toolkit to help hospitals prevent catheter-associated urinary tract ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the following 10 recommendations to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. 1. Insert catheters only for appropriate indications. 2.

Researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University created an antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could help to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections in the future. In ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two randomized trials reported discordant intervention effects. Results highlight a need for further study to ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters when no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ...

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) has published the first global guidelines to prevent bloodstream and other infections caused by the use of catheters placed in minor blood vessels during medical ...

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.