Global Health Estimate of Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated with Heater-Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery
Sommerstein R, Hasse B, Marschall J, Sax H, Genoni M, Schlegel M, Widmer AF
Emerging infectious diseases · 2018-03
Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Incidence
- Prevalence
- Public Health Surveillance
- Global Health