Abstract Invasive cases of Mycobacterium chimaera have been found in Europe, and beyond, and have been associated with the use of heater–cooler units necessary to regulate the temperature of blood in extracorporeal..
Read MoreAbstract Background Following identification of widespread Mycobacterium chimaera infections in 2013 associated with aerosolization from Sorin heater-cooler-devices (HCD), microbiological monitoring of HCDs has become mandatory in Switzerland. Methods Since 01/2016, four Maquet..
Read MoreAbstract Infection cases have been reported where Legionella spp. and NTM (non-tuberculous mycobacteria) increased due to the contamination of circulating water in cold/heated water supply systems for extracorporeal circulation used in cardiac..
Read MoreSistema de intercambio de calor cuya principal característica es que en lugar de agua utiliza glicol como fluido, evitando la aparición de microorganismos en el sistema como la Mycrobacterium..
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