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.
Falkinham JO, Williams MD.
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Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Presenting as Vertebral Osteomyelitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017 Mycobacterium chimaera, a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex, is a slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium associated with outbreaks in cardiac-surgery patients supported on heart-lung machines.
Daphne M. Moutsoglou +2 more
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In vitro activity of SPR719 against Mycobacterium ulcerans, Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium chimaera. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021 Nontuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence across the world. In many cases, treatment options for these infections are limited.
Pidot SJ +3 more
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The global Mycobacterium chimaera outbreak
Microbiologia Medica, 2019 Infections due to Mycobacterium chimaera associated with a heater-cooler device used during the open-heart surgery have been reported worldwide. These cases represent the first outbreak caused by a non-tuberculous mycobacterium at a global level. Salient
Enrico Tortoli
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Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Mycobacterium chimaera on Medical Device Materials. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2020 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 ...
Siddam AD +6 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera: a case report from Italy
Monaldi Archives for Chest DiseaseMycobacterium chimaera is an environmental non-tuberculous mycobacterium belonging to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). It has been widely known to be associated with disseminated infection after cardiac surgery, related to heater-cooler units used ...
Martina Maria Seminara +3 more
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Etymologia: Mycobacterium chimaera [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Ronnie Henry
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A Case of Cavitary Mycobacterium chimaera. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium typically associated with heater-cooler units used in cardiac bypass procedures and is usually of low virulence. Here we present a patient with advanced Mycobacterium chimaera infection without typical risk factors.
Robinson B, Chaudhri M, Miskoff JA.
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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 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).
Cocchio S +12 more
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