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Reemergence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol
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Oct 2016
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 22(10):1830-1833.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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.
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Pubmed ID:27649345
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5038437
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Volume:22
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Issue:10
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