Clinical implications of Mycobacterium chimaera detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Germany, 2015 to 2016

Clinical implications of Mycobacterium chimaera detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Germany, 2015 to 2016

Mycobacterium chimaera, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, was recently identified as causative agent of deep-seated infections in patients who had previously undergone open-chest cardiac surgery. Outbreak investigations suggested an aerosol-borne pathogen transmission originating from water containe...

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Main Authors: Trudzinski, Franziska C., Schlotthauer, Uwe, Kamp, Annegret, Hennemann, Kai, Muellenbach, Ralf M., Reischl, Udo, Gärtner, Barbara, Wilkens, Heinrike, Bals, Robert, Herrmann, Mathias, Lepper, Philipp M., Becker, Sören L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144944/

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