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CLABSI Prevention

Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation

CDC

CDC Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection Prevention Guideline

CDC guidance for preventing infections associated with intravascular catheters, including insertion, maintenance, skin antisepsis, dressing practices, and staff competency.

CDC

CDC Summary of Recommendations for Intravascular Catheters

Concise CDC recommendations covering staff education, catheter selection, insertion technique, skin antisepsis, dressing care, replacement, and maintenance.

CDC

CDC Checklist for Prevention of CLABSI

Practical CDC checklist supporting standardized central-line insertion and maintenance practices.

CDC

CDC Infection Control Tools — CLABSI

CDC implementation tools and links to assessment resources supporting CLABSI prevention.

CDC

CDC TAP Strategy Toolkit — CLABSI

CDC framework and tools for identifying CLABSI prevention gaps, prioritizing interventions, and tracking improvement.

CDC

CDC Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset S. aureus BSI

CDC core and supplemental strategies for preventing hospital-onset S. aureus bloodstream infection, including CLABSI prevention and decolonization approaches.

NHSN

NHSN BSI/CLABSI Event Protocol

Current NHSN definitions, reporting requirements, forms, and supporting materials for CLABSI and bloodstream infection surveillance.

NHSN

NHSN LCBI Checklist

Checklist to support consistent application of NHSN laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection criteria.

NHSN

NHSN BSI Roadmap

Step-by-step collection of NHSN BSI protocols, training, FAQs, forms, and surveillance materials.

NHSN

NHSN BSI Training

Educational resources covering CLABSI surveillance, primary and secondary BSI, case studies, and analysis.

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