First results of a national deployment of a fully automated central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance system, Switzerland, 2022 to 2023 - PubMed
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- A fully automated CLABSI surveillance system was deployed nationally in Switzerland from 2022 to 2023 and validated against manual review.
- The algorithm demonstrated high performance metrics, including 86.5% sensitivity, 95.3% specificity, and positive predictive value of 87.0% for detecting CLABSI and CRBSI.
- Incidence rates were 3.23 per 1,000 catheter days for CRBSI/CLABSI and 2.42 per 1,000 patient days for ICU-BSI, with common pathogens including Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus species.
- The study confirms the feasibility and external validity of the automated system, supporting its integration into national infection prevention strategies.