| Autor: |
Ogunremi, T, Taylor, G, Johnston, L, Amaratunga, K, Muller, M, Coady, A, Defalco, K, Dunn, K, Johnstone, J, Smith, S, Embree, J, Henry, B, Stafford, J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
A multi-country outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with contaminated heater–cooler devices (HCDs) has been reported, with more than 70 cases in Europe and the United States and two cases in Canada to date. The epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of this outbreak provide evidence for common-source transmission of M. chimaera from the exhaust air of intrinsically contaminated HCDs to patients during cardiac surgery. To date, all reported cases have been associated with Stöckert 3T HCDs manufactured at one plant by LivaNova prior to September 2014. Implantation of prosthetic material increases the risk of infection. Infections usually present as prosthetic valve endocarditis, vascular graft infection or disseminated infection. Reported mortality rates have varied, but were often over 40%. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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