WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The summit “A Leadership Strategy for the Prevention of Line Sepsis” will bring together leading medical experts, government agencies and constituency groups on October 2, 2008 in Washington, D.C. to develop strategies for the healthcare community and consumers to prevent line sepsis. This preventable infection develops when bacteria enter a patient’s bloodstream through the channel created by a central venous catheter (CVC). According to research conducted by Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, line sepsis is the cause for approximately 28,000 U.S. deaths each year.
