Five Years without Mycobacterium chimaera
Fabrício Corrêa Born, Andreas Wieser, Andreas Oberbach, Andreas Oberbach, R. Ellgass, Sven Peterß, F. Kur, Béatrice Grabein, et al. (9 authors)
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon · 2020-01
Abstract
Objectives: In July 2014, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health reported infections caused by Mycobacterium chimaera in patients, that were operated on using heart lung machines with contaminated heating cooling units (HCU). These devices regulate the temperatures of both, the blood and the cardioplegia. The Mycobacterium was detected in water samples of the HCUs as well as in the room air.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Mycobacterium
- Chimera (genetics)
- Pathology