Reemergence ofMycobacterium chimaerain Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol
Copyright policy )Reemergence ofMycobacterium chimaerain Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol
Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections after open-heart surgery have been reported internationally. These devastating infections result from aerosols generated by contaminated heater-cooler units used with extracorporeal circulation during surgery. Despite intensified cleaning and disinfection, surveillance samples from factory-new units acquired during 2014 grew nontuberculous mycobacteria after a median of 174 days.
- University of Bern Switzerland
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Italy
- University of Zurich Switzerland
- University Hospital of Zurich Switzerland
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hospital infections, nontuberculous mycobacterial infections, 610 Medicine & health, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, 2726 Microbiology (medical), Mycobacterium, 10234 Clinic for Infectious Diseases, hospital equipment, Mycobacterium chimaera, Humans, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, bacteria, disinfection, Equipment and Supplies, Hospital, Aerosols, Cross Infection, Mycobacterium Infections, R, Dispatch, 2725 Infectious Diseases, Stainless Steel, Disinfection, Medicine, 2713 Epidemiology
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