Abstract The aim of the study was to describe the Mycobacterium chimaera contamination in heater–cooler devices after the application of a protocol of cleaning and disinfection in a tertiary hospital. It was..
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Abstract Since 2011, invasive infections due to Mycobacterium chimaera have been diagnosed in patients with previous cardiac surgery. The use of heating/cooling devices (heater–cooler units), necessary to regulate the blood temperature in..
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Abstract Background. Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections were diagnosed in 2012 in 2 heart surgery patients on extracorporeal circulation. We launched an outbreak investigation to identify the source and extent of the potential outbreak..
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Abstract A global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery has recently been linked to bioaerosols from contaminated heater‐cooler units. The majority of cases have occurred after valvular surgery or..
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Abstract A recent study by Sommerstein and colleagues has demonstrated a causal link between Mycobacterium chimaera infection and the LivaNova PLC Stöckert 3T heater-cooler system (LivaNova PLC, London, United Kingdom) used in cardiac..
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Abstract 71.759 surgical procedures were performed in 2019 with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass in Germany. To adjust the patient’s body temperature on extracorporeal circulation, the application of a heater-cooler..
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Abstract Background: With the increasing dimensions of the international cardiac surgery-associated Mycobacterium chimaera outbreak the hypothesis of a point source arose. Objectives: To review the published evidence of clonality among cardiac surgery-associated..
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Abstract Background: With the increasing dimensions of the international cardiac surgery-associated Mycobacterium chimaera outbreak the hypothesis of a point source arose. Objectives: To review the published evidence of clonality among cardiac surgery-associated..
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Abstract Background Despite safety communications from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections (MCIs) from contaminated heater-cooler devices, new cases continue to be identified. Methods We..
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Abstract Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that belongs to the Mycobacterium avium complex. Invasive infections are very rare and have been associated with contaminated heater-cooler water systems used during cardiopulmonary..
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Abstract Objectives Since 2013, heater-cooler unit (HCU) associated infections linked to a global outbreak have been described. These infections were characterised by high morbidity and mortality due to delayed diagnosis, as..
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Abstract Background: From 2013 onwards, a large outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera (MC) invasive infection, which was correlated with the use of contaminated heater–cooler units (HCUs) during open chest surgery, was reported..
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