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Mycobacterium chimaera
Pathology:
- invasive infection in patients undergoing CABG* [1]
* manufacturing contamination of LivaNova's Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices, which help regulate blood temperature during bypass surgery [1]
* 1/3 of heater-cooler devices used in bypass surgery may be contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera [2]
Clinical manifestations:
- symptoms can often take months to develop [1]
General
Mycobacterium
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Perkins KM, Lawsin A, Hasan NA, et al.
Notes from the Field. Mycobacterium chimaera Contamination of
Heater-Cooler Devices Used in Cardiac Surgery - United States.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1117-1118
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6540a6.htm
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at
Risk
Press Release. October 13, 2016
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p1013-contaminated-devices-.html
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)
Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices.
https://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/heater-cooler.html
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology
More than a third of heater-cooler devices used in open heart
surgery may be contaminated with deadly bacteria.
June 14, 2017
https://apic.org/For-Media/News-Releases/Article?id=cfa1fb1b-e399-46fa-82f4-9b18e71004f3
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018, 2021.