Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated With Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices for Cardiac Surgery: Outbreak Management

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, no...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2017-08, Vol.65 (4), p.669-674
Main Authors: Marra, Alexandre R., Diekema, Daniel J., Edmond, Michael B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteria
Bacterial infections
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - instrumentation
Child
Child, Preschool
Containment
Devices
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Disinfection
Environmental management
Equipment Contamination - prevention & control
Female
Heart diseases
Heart surgery
Humans
Infant
Infection Control - methods
Infections
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium Infections - etiology
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
Mycobacterium Infections - prevention & control
Outbreaks
REVIEW ARTICLES
Risk Management
Surgery
Young Adult
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cix368