A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ON INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE ANDCOMPLEX ETIOLOGY OF CENTRAL LINE–ASSOCIATED BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS INKING SAUD MEDICAL CITY

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) is a type of blood-stream infection that is caused by microorganisms after the insertion of centrallines. PaediatricIntensiveCareUnitshavebeenstudiedtoconductthisresearchon CLABSI in children from 2 to 15 years old. Children have been divided intwo age groups that are 2-5 and 5-15 years. The Royal Children's Hospital, Mel-bourne has been chosen as a sample of this besides other βive hospitals of Aus-tralia. A total of 350 patients are studied in the course of this research and216 among them were inserted with central lines. Bloodstream infection hasbeen identiβied in 49 patients from these 216 patients and CLABSI occurredin 75.51% of them that is 37 patients. Associated microorganisms and otherunderlying diseases are listed in this study to develop an idea about factorsresponsible for CLABSI.