Catheter Duration Threshold and Risk Factors for Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary ICU with Endemic Carbapenem Resistance: A Case–Control Study
Each additional catheter-day is independently associated with a 19% increment in CLABSI odds, with an exploratory critical threshold at day 13 beyond which enhanced surveillance measures should be considered, pending external validation.
Authors
- Enes Dalmanoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-5649)
- Bülent Atik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-2963)
- Mehmet Özgür Özhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-5945)
- Tülin Akarsu Ayazoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-0712)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği (TR)
- Imation (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15040407
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00