Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units in Denmark Related to Isolates from the United States and United Kingdom

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Svensson, Erik ; Jensen, Elsebeth Tvenstrup ; Rasmussen, Erik Michael ; Folkvardsen, Dorte Bek ; Norman, Anders ; Lillebaek, Troels
• Description:
  Mycobacterium chimaera was present at high rates (>80%) in heater-cooler units (HCUs) from all 5 thoracic surgery departments in Denmark. Isolates were clonal to HCU-associated isolates from the United States (including some from patients) and United Kingdom. However, M. chimaera from 2 brands of HCU were genetically distinct.
• Subjects:
  Dispatch DNA, Bacterial Equipment Contamination Humans Mycobacterium Phylogeny Water Microbiology
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):507-509.
• Pubmed ID:
  28035898
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5382728
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Denmark ; United Kingdom ; United States
• Location:
  Europe ; North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7d613a4dd3bd658fa6c42afe9deb6c798d291aba24a69ade11666d4778184dc7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44958/cdc_44958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 479.66 KB ]