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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 ...
Archana D. Siddam, Shari J. Zaslow, Yi Wang, K. Scott Phillips, Matthew D. Silverman, Patrick M. Regan, Jayaleka J. Amarasinghe   +6 more
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Evidence against Airborne Bacterial Transmission from Contaminated Heater Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2017
M. Kaluza, G. Färber, U. Dobermann, Mathias W Pletz, T. Doenst   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Does an Iatrogenic Immunocompromised State Contribute to Healthcare-Associated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection From Heater-Cooler Devices? [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2017
H. Grocott
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Case report of the first cured patient with Mycobacterium Chimaera infection following cardiac valve replacement in the mainland of China

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, Chun-Hong Zhang, Li-Jiang Chen, Pei-Feng Jin, Xia-Fei Feng, Xi Zhou, Wei-Cong Huang, Jue Wang, Ying Dai, Yun Fu   +9 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera infection masquerading as a lung mass in a healthcare worker

IDCases, 2019
Mycobacterium chimaera, a nontuberculous mycobacterium, is a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). This microorganism has recently gained significant notoriety for its association with outbreaks in patients exposed to contaminated heater ...
Christian I. Rosero, Wael E. Shams
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Cellulose‐Based Radiative Cooling and Solar Heating Powers Ionic Thermoelectrics

Advanced Science, 2023
Cellulose opens for sustainable materials suitable for radiative cooling thanks to inherent high thermal emissivity combined with low solar absorptance. When desired, solar absorptance can be introduced by additives such as carbon black.
Mingna Liao, Debashree Banerjee, Tomas Hallberg, Christina Åkerlind, Md Mehebub Alam, Qilun Zhang, Hans Kariis, Dan Zhao, Magnus P. Jonsson   +8 more
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Research in Life Extension of Electrical Motors by Controlling the Impact of the Environment through Employing Peltier Effect

Energies, 2022
This paper explores the application of thermoelectric cooler/heater (TEC) modules (Peltier heat pumps devices) to control core and winding temperatures, aiming to reduce the effects of thermal cycling and moisture issues that affect the life of ...
Stephen Lucas, Romeo Marian, Michael Lucas, Saiful Bari, Titilayo Ogunwa, Javaan Chahl   +5 more
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Investigating the Origin of Mycobacterium chimaera Contamination in Heater-Cooler Units: Integrated Analysis with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Whole-Genome Sequencing

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 ...
F. Bisognin, F. Messina, O. Butera, C. Nisii, A. Mazzarelli, S. Cristino, M. R. Pascale, G. Lombardi, A. Cannas, P. Dal Monte   +9 more
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Outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections linked to water-containing hospital equipment: a literature review

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Water in the environment can be a source of infection linked to outbreaks and environmental transmission in hospitals.
Wing-Kee Yiek, Olga Coenen, Mayke Nillesen, Jakko van Ingen, Edmée Bowles, Alma Tostmann   +5 more
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Time-varying caloric vestibular stimulation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
Time-varying caloric vestibular stimulation (tvCVS) is a new form of non-invasive neuromodulation similar to, but different from, diagnostic caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS).
Robert D. Black, Eduardo Chaparro
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