Mycobacterium chimaera colonisation of heater–cooler units (HCU) in Western Australia, 2015: investigation of possible iatrogenic infection using whole genome sequencing

Following the reported link between heater–cooler unit (HCU) colonisation with Mycobacterium chimaera and endocarditis, mycobacterial sampling of all HCUs in use in Western Australia was initiated from August 2015, revealing M. chimaera colonisation in 10 of 15 HCUs. After M. chimaera was isolated f...

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Autores principales: Robinson, James Owen, Coombs, Geoffrey Wallace, Speers, David John, Keehner, Terillee, Keil, Anthony David, D’Abrera, Victoria, Boan, Peter, Pang, Stanley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2016
Materias:
Surveillance and Outbreak Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27918263
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.46.30396

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27918263
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.46.30396

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