Reemergence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Schreiber, Peter W. ; Kuster, Stefan P. ; Hasse, Barbara ; Bayard, Cornelia ; Rüegg, Christian ; Kohler, Philipp ; Keller, Peter M. ; Bloemberg, Guido V. ; Maisano, Francesco ; Bettex, Dominique ; Halbe, Maximilian ; Sommerstein, Rami ; Sax, Hugo
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Disinfection Dispatch Heater–cooler Units Hospital Equipment Hospital Infections Mycobacterium Chimaera Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections Nosocomial Infections Reemergence Of Mycobacterium Chimaera In Heater–Cooler Units Despite Intensified Cleaning And Disinfection Protocol Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(10):1830-1833.
• Pubmed ID:
  27649345
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5038437
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:430f01647906781cd6e89ed6d5ecddf2c83ee3bd4e5971321b43965313b171a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42770/cdc_42770_DS1.pdf
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