Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Mycobacterium chimaera on Medical Device Materials
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widespread in the environment and are a public health concern due to their resistance to antimicrobial agents. The colonization of surgical heater-cooler devices (HCDs) by the slow-growing NTM species Mycobacterium ...
K Scott Phillips
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Mycobacterium chimaera is ubiquitously spread in the environment, including factory and hospital water systems. Invasive cases of M. chimaera infection have been associated with aerosols produced by the use of heater-cooler units (HCU) during cardiac ...
Francesco Bisognin +2 more
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Biofilm formation by the global outbreak strain of Mycobacterium chimaera results in significantly reduced efficacy of standard disinfectants [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground In 2013, a global outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections due to contaminated heater-cooler units emerged. This ongoing problem has highlighted the question of whether disinfection recommendations for medical devices containing water ...
Anna Maria Oschmann +6 more
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The Global Outbreak of M. chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery: Another Piece of the Puzzle [PDF]
PathogensInvasive cases of Mycobacterium chimaera have been found in Europe, and beyond, and have been associated with the use of heater–cooler units necessary to regulate the temperature of blood in extracorporeal circulation during cardiac surgery, mostly due ...
Savina Ditommaso +5 more
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“Spitting Stones” and Broncholithiasis Caused by Mycobacterium chimaera in a Patient Affected by Bronchiectasis: A Rare Clinical Case [PDF]
Case Reports in PulmonologyWe describe the case of a 62-year-old woman with underlying bronchiectasis who referred to our respiratory outpatient clinic for hemoptysis and lithoptysis, in addition to difficulty gaining weight over years.
Ambra Migliarini +8 more
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Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera in medical device water samples by customised real time PCR using a InGenius platform [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMycobacterium chimaera, belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex, is an opportunistic environmental mycobacterium which has been isolated from medical device water samples such as Heater Cooler Units (HCU).
Francesco Bisognin +7 more
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A Case of Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Associated with Mycobacterium chimaera Disseminated Infection [PDF]
MicroorganismsMycobacterium chimaera infections are becoming increasingly frequent in patients with a history of cardiac surgery. We herein report a case of a patient admitted to the Nephrology Unit of Padua University Hospital with deteriorating kidney function ...
Martina Cacciapuoti +10 more
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolates from patients with chronic pulmonary disease and no epidemiological relationship show sequence clusters through whole-genome sequencing [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the genomic epidemiology of slow-growing mycobacteria (SGM) isolates from patients with bronchiectasis through whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and assess various bioinformatic tools to establish relationships ...
Marc Rubio +29 more
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An Updated Greek National Checklist of Chondrichthyans
Fishes, 2022 Accurate checklists of species are essential for evaluating their conservation status and for understanding more about their distribution, biology and ecology and, therefore, the first step in order to effectively protect them.
Ioannis Giovos +13 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021 Background Mycobacterium chimaera infections subsequent to cardiac surgery are related to contaminated heater-cooler devices, with high mortality. Nevertheless, few studies have been reported in Asia.
Di Lu +9 more
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