Mycobacterium Chimaera Infections Following Open Chest Cardiac Surgery Pennsylvania

In June 2015, a manufacturer of heater-cooler devices for open chest cardiac surgery publishes a field safety notice noting Mycobacterium risks following surgery. Physicians at our hospital are caring for five patients with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections following open chest cardiac su...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. S26 - S27
Main Authors Miller, Margaret M., MT (ASCP) M, CIC, Baer, Larry, CCP, LP, Freer, Carol, MD, Hnatuck, Patricia, MT (ASCP), CIC, Julian, Kathleen G., MD, Mincemoyer, Scott, RN, MSN, Snyder, Rahn, RN, CIC, Whitener, Cynthia, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby-Year Book, Inc 01.06.2016
Subjects
Bacteria
Heart surgery
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Nosocomial infections
Physicians
Risk assessment
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Summary:In June 2015, a manufacturer of heater-cooler devices for open chest cardiac surgery publishes a field safety notice noting Mycobacterium risks following surgery. Physicians at our hospital are caring for five patients with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections following open chest cardiac surgery; three patients had surgery at a nearby hospital and two patients at our hospital. Could the heater-cooler devices be a source of MAC infections? This prompts a review of MAC isolates and an investigation of heater-cooler devices at our hospital.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.204