Abstract
Purpose: Bloodstream infectionis the second leading cause of community acquired infection in Regional Hospitals. TheCenters for Disease Control and prevention(CDC)publishedguidelinesonthe prevention ofbloodstream infectionsin 2011, which indicated thatBundle Care can effectively reducebloodstream infections. Methods: Thestudy wasconducted in a1, 319-bededteaching hospital.Existingdata analysismethods was used. The compliance of medical staff was external audited by observation of members from infection control team withassistance of computersystems. Results: From January 2013 to May 2014, a totalnumber of3,656 catheter was placed., After comparing the medical chart ID and date of infection, and exclusion of different isolates from one episode, the number catheter related blood stream infection during this period was 239 episodes. Owing to the variated numbers of catheters placed each month, to compare the distribution of infection rates. The result showed that the number of placed catheter increased, and the rate ofcatheter related blood stream infection went downward. Conclusions: The study indicated that, the overall numbers of blood stream infectiondid not decrease after implementation of CVC care bundle. But the infection rate of patient-catheter based data showed a downward trend.
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