Editor's note: A full list of coauthors and their affiliated institutions appears at the end of this post. The work to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units is ...

Breast cancer treatments such as chemotherapy usually require frequent blood tests and usually need to be given through your vein, or through IVs. It can become painful to be repeatedly poked with ...

An otherwise healthy 6-year-old had a central line that tested positive for a type of fungal infection that typically strikes adults with compromised immune systems. About a year and a half ago, a ...

To determine the association of a central-line maintenance team on the incidence of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Overall CLABSI ...

Infection-prevention protocols showed significant reductions in central line-associated blood stream infections and bacteria in the blood of ambulatory pediatric oncology patients.