Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera Infections and Heater-Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;26(3):632. doi: 10.3201/eid2603.180452.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac surgical procedures; disease outbreaks; equipment contamination; nontuberculous mycobacteria; risk assessment; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Chimera
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium
  • Mycobacterium Infections*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Supplementary concepts

  • Mycobacterium chimaera