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A review of the microbiological problems and biofilms associated with Mycobacterium chimaera in heater cooler units used for cardiopulmonary bypass [PDF]

, 2017
Summary The role of heater cooler units (HCUs) in the transmission of Mycobacterium chimaera during open heart surgery has been recognised since 2013. Subsequent investigations uncovered a remarkable global outbreak reflecting the wide distribution of ...
Walker, Jimmy, Moore, Ginny, Collins, Samuel, Parks, Simon, Garvey, Mark I., Lamagni, Theresa, Smith, Grace, Dawkin, Lincoln, Goldenberg, Simon, Chand, Meera   +9 more
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Mycobacterium Chimaera: A Rare Presentation [PDF]

Cureus, 2018
Mycobacterium chimaera is an indolent nontuberculous mycobacterium which is abundant in soil, dust, and water. Although lacking recognition garnered by other mycobacteria (i.e., M. tuberculosis), it has been recognized as an emerging opportunistic threat to patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery and open heart procedures requiring extracorporeal ...
Miskoff, Jeffrey A, Chaudhri, Moiuz
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Mycobacterium intracellulare subsp. chimaera from Cardio Surgery Heating-Cooling Units and from Clinical Samples in Israel Are Genetically Unrelated

Pathogens, 2021
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that cause illness primarily in the elderly, in the immunocompromised or in patients with underlying lung disease.
Mor Rubinstein, Rona Grossman, Israel Nissan, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Yehuda Carmeli, Hasia Kaidar-Shwartz, Zeev Dveyrin, Efrat Rorman   +7 more
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Heater cooler and Mycobacterium chimaera [PDF]

European Journal of Public Health, 2017
Mycobacterium chimaera (MC) was identified in some patients who underwent surgery operations. Literature has identified as possible means of contamination condensed water from heater-cooler devices (HCDs) which is aerosolized during operation. Manufactures of HCDs provide disinfection procedures in order to minimize the risk of contamination.
Lenzi, D., Serafini, A., Rosadini, D., Burgassi, S., Castellani, D., Pozzi, G., Ricci, S., Messina, G.   +7 more
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Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is the main driver of the rise in non-tuberculous mycobacteria incidence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2007-2012 [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolation from humans is increasing worldwide. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EW&NI) the reported rate of NTM more than doubled between 1996 and 2006.
Abubakar, I, Anderson, LF, Davidson, JA, Kim, J, Lalor, MK, Lipman, M, Shah, NM, Thomas, HL   +7 more
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Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Mycobacterium Chimaera [PDF]

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2019
Nontuberculous mycobacteria cause severe pulmonary, vascular graft, and bloodstream infections after cardiac surgery. Patient prognosis remains poor because of delays in diagnosis and treatment. Complicated aortic root infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria have been mostly fatal.
Vishal N, Shah, Oleg I, Orlov, Mitchell P, Sternlieb, Konstadinos A, Plestis   +3 more
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In vitro activity of bedaquiline against rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria [PDF]

, 2017
Bedaquiline (BDQ) has been proven to be effective in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We hypothesized that BDQ could be a potential agent to treat nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate
Aguilar-Ayala, Diana, Andries, Koen, André, Emmanuel, Cnockaert, Margo, Gonzalez-Y-Merchand, Jorge A, Martin, Anandi, Palomino, Juan Carlos, Vandamme, Peter   +7 more
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in a clinical presentation of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: a case report with multigene diagnostic approach [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is caused by inflammation of perihepatic capsules associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. In recent years, infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been increasingly occurring in ...
Hang-Yong Jang, Hyun-Tae Park, Peter D Burbelo, Tak Kim, Yang-Seok Chae, Yunjung Cho   +5 more
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Investigation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a primary hospital from southeastern China

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: Non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) can colonize the human body, leading to opportunistic infection. This study was conducted to analyze the NTM species composition in a primary hospital and investigate the potential features of the ...
Xinling Pan, Yangxiao Zhou, Zhaoxia Li, Jun Zhang, Li Hong, Yunzhen Shi, Guo-Gang Li   +6 more
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Multiple mutations of Mycobacterium intracellulare subsp. chimaera causing false-negative reaction to the transcription-reverse transcription concerted method for pathogen detection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objectives: To report an isolate of Mycobacterium intracellulare subsp. chimaera with multiple mutations in 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene, resulting in the false-negative reaction to the transcription-reverse transcription concerted (TRC) method for ...
Atsushi Togawa, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Akiko Takaki, Yuki Matsumoto, Michinobu Yoshimura, Shigeo Tsuchiya, Shota Nakamura, Satoshi Mitarai   +7 more
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