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Global Health Estimate of Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated with Heater–Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery
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Mar 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(3):576-578.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Investigations of a worldwide epidemic of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera associated with heater-cooler devices in cardiac surgery have been hampered by low clinical awareness and challenging diagnoses. Using data from Switzerland, we estimated the burden of invasive M. chimaera to be 156-282 cases/year in 10 major cardiac valve replacement market countries.
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Pubmed ID:29460746
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5823345
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