What is a bloodstream infection (BSI)?
• Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are the third leading cause of HAIs. • BSIs represent 19%4 of HAIs and have a mean cost for treatment of $36,441 (range $1,822 to $107,156).7 • These infections have an attributable mortality rate of 12 to 25%.4 Because of how often these infections occur, BSIs have an attributable mortality rate of 12% to 25%. • Individuals contract 250,000 BSIs each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of BSIs are catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). • 60 percent of CRBSIs are caused by microorganisms from the patient’s skin.8 CRBSIs often originate in emergency rooms and intensive-care units, where 5.3 bloodstream infections occur per 1,000 days of central venous catheter insertion.9 • CRBSI patients, on average, stay in the ICU for 20 days and in the hospital for 22 extra days with more than $56,000 increased hospital cost and more than $70,000 increased ICU cost.10 • IV catheters are the devices mos
