METHODS: Prospective, surveillance study on PVCR BSI conducted from September 1st, 2013 to 31st Mays, 2019 in 246 intensive care units ICUs , members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium INICC , from 83 hospitals in 52 cities of 14 countries in the Middle East Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates . ...