Journal article
Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated With Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices for Cardiac Surgery: Outbreak Management
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.65(4), pp.669-674
08/15/2017
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix368
PMID: 28430899
Abstract
The global outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) presents several important, unique challenges for the infection prevention community. The primary focus of this article is to assist hospitals in establishing a rapid response for identification, notification, and evaluation of exposed patients, and management of HCDs with regard to placement and containment, environmental culturing, and disinfection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated With Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices for Cardiac Surgery: Outbreak Management
- Creators
- Alexandre R Marra - Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilDaniel J Diekema - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa CityMichael B Edmond - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.65(4), pp.669-674
- DOI
- 10.1093/cid/cix368
- PMID
- 28430899
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin Infect Dis
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
- eISSN
- 1537-6591
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/15/2017
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983986266702771
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