Abstract:ObjectiveTo analyze the current research status of catheterrelated bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in China. MethodsOn October 2017, literatures about CRBSI from China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）, Wanfang Database, China Biomedical Literature Database(CBM), PubMed, and Cochrane Library were searched and screened. Frequency diagrams of funds, periodicals, and issuing agencies were constructed by using Excel, visualized collinear network diagram of authors, issuing agencies, research area, and key words were generated by Ucinet software, BICOMB software, and Netdraw software. ResultsA total of 1 451 effective literatures were retrieved. In the research field of CRBSI, cooperation among authors and close cooperation among agencies were frequent. Distribution of issuing agencies revealed that The West China Hospital of Sichuan University ranked first (28 articles), followed by the Chinese PLA General Hospital (16 articles) and Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (15 articles); funds were mainly supported by provincial, municipal, and autonomous regional projects; literatures were published mainly in Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology, and the links between provinces and cities were relatively close, mainly in East China, North China, and Central China. The high frequency key words were "central venous catheterization", "ICU", "healthcareassociated infection", "bundle intervention", "nursing", "target monitoring", and "risk factor", which revealed the hot topics in the field of research. ConclusionAt present, CRBSI has attracted wide attention of domestic scholars, cooperation between regional institutions, individuals, and research groups needs to be strengthened, research in this field needs to be focused, and quality of research needs to be improved.