The effect of sodium thiosulfate on the recovery of Mycobacterium chimaera from heater–cooler unit water samples

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 252 - 257
• Main Authors: Mak, E.E.H., Sng, L.H., Lee, B.W.M., Peh, J.W.L., Colman, R.E., Seifert, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Colony Count, Microbial; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Equipment Contamination; Heater–cooler unit; Heating - instrumentation; Humans; Mycobacterium - drug effects; Mycobacterium - isolation & purification; Mycobacterium chimaera; Mycobacterium Infections - prevention & control; Sampling; Selection Bias; Sodium thiosulfate; Thiosulfates - pharmacology; Water; Water Microbiology; Water Supply; Mycobacterium chimaera; Sampling; Heater–cooler unit; Sodium thiosulfate

Heater–cooler units (HCUs) have been implicated in the recent global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infection among patients following cardiothoracic surgery. Because infected patients tend to remain asymptomatic for extended periods, detection of M. chimaera from HCUs in real time is e...