In vitro activity of SPR719 against Mycobacterium ulcerans, Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium chimaera. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Nontuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence across the world. In many cases, treatment options for these infections are limited.
Sacha J Pidot +3 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera Infections in a Unit of Cardio Surgery: Study at a General Hospital in Padua, Italy [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Mycobacterium chimaera is a slow-growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium already known for being able to colonize cardio surgery heater–cooler units (HCUs).
Silvia Cocchio +12 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera Disseminated Infection. [PDF]
J Med Cases, 2020 The incidence and prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease is increasing due to enhanced clinician awareness and improved detection methods. The species identification using molecular microbiology techniques allows a better understanding of the differences in pathogenicity and treatment response.
de Melo Carvalho R +5 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera chorioretinitis preceding central nervous system lesions: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background Mycobacterium chimaera ocular infection is a rare disease that is linked to bypass devices used during cardiothoracic surgeries. Reported cases in the literature of ocular involvement preceding CNS involvement are based on clinical exam with ...
Aaron Veenis +2 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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Case report of the first cured patient with Mycobacterium Chimaera infection following cardiac valve replacement in the mainland of China [PDF]
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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Mycobacterium chimaera in heater–cooler devices: an experience in a tertiary hospital in Spain [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2021 The aim of the study was to describe the Mycobacterium chimaera contamination in heater–cooler devices after the application of a protocol of cleaning and disinfection in a tertiary hospital. It was an observational study at the La Paz-Cantoblanco-Carlos
A. Quintás Viqueira +5 more
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Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection in a patient with adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome: case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Patients with adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome due to anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies (AIGAs) are susceptible to disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections. M.
Yi-Fu Lin +6 more
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Desiccation-Tolerance of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium chimaera, Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Desiccation-tolerance of cells of four strains of Mycobacterium chimaera and individual strains of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium abscessus, and Mycobacterium chelonae were measured by two methods.
Joseph O. Falkinham, Myra D. Williams
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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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