Mycobacterium chimaera – a new threat for cardiac surgical patients?

An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with “heater-cooler” devices in patients treated with cardiac surgery has been described worldwide. The authors summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of Mycobact...

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Autores principales: Jaworski, Radosław, Naumiuk, Łukasz, Paczkowski, Konrad, Formella, Danuta, Pek, Renata, Zieliński, Jacek, Haponiuk, Ireneusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2017
Materias:
Cardiac Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515744
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2017.66925
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Sumario:An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with “heater-cooler” devices in patients treated with cardiac surgery has been described worldwide. The authors summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of Mycobacterium chimaera infections in patients after cardiothoracic surgery.

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