Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery-lessons learned

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Nov;24(11):1117-1118. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.031. Epub 2018 Jul 21.

Authors

P W Schreiber¹, B Hasse¹, H Sax²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30036667
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.031

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; Endocarditis; Infection prevention and control; Mycobacterium chimaera; Non-tuberculous mycobacteria; Outbreak.

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
Global Health
Humans
Infection Control
Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / epidemiology*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / prevention & control
Postoperative Complications*