Cardiac bypass heater-coolers and mycobacteria: a problem well stated is a problem half-solved

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Jul;93(3):221-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.05.001. Epub 2016 May 10.

Authors

P N Hoffman¹, S Parks², M Alveranga³, P Fricker⁴, A Lilley⁵, A Heggie⁶

Affiliations

¹ Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Biosafety Unit, Public Health England, Porton Down, UK.
³ Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health, London, UK.
⁴ St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁶ Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool, UK.

PMID: 27238612
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.05.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Air Microbiology*
Equipment and Supplies / microbiology*
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Thoracic Surgery / instrumentation*