Results 51 to 60 of about 1,266 (156)

Mycobacterium chimaera Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis Patients, France, 2010–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We report Mycobacterium chimaera pulmonary disease in 4 patients given a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in a university hospital in Montpellier, France. All patients had M.
Romaric Larcher, Manon Lounnas, Yann Dumont, Anne-Laure Michon, Lucas Bonzon, Raphael Chiron, Christian Carriere, Kada Klouche, Sylvain Godreuil   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biofilm infection of a central venous port-catheter caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent child with cystic fibrosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Mycobacterium (M.) chimaera is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that belongs to M. avium complex (MAC). In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), MAC can cause bronchopulmonary infections that can be prolonged and difficult to treat.
Alexandra Kavvalou, Florian Stehling, Eva Tschiedel, Jan Kehrmann, Bernd Walkenfort, Mike Hasenberg, Margarete Olivier, Mathis Steindor   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units in Denmark Related to Isolates from the United States and United Kingdom

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Mycobacterium chimaera was present at high rates (>80%) in heater–cooler units (HCUs) from all 5 thoracic surgery departments in Denmark. Isolates were clonal to HCU-associated isolates from the United States (including some from patients) and United ...
Erik Svensson, Elsebeth Tvenstrup Jensen, Erik Michael Rasmussen, Dorte Bek Folkvardsen, Anders Norman, Troels Lillebaek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Mycobacterium chimaera in heater-cooler units in China [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2018
AbstractA global outbreak of infections due to Mycobacterium chimaera has been linked to the LivaNova (formerly Sorin) 3 T heater-cooler units (HCUs). We performed a study to investigate M. chimaera from HCUs in China. Water samples were collected from all 3 T HCUs (n = 5) at our hospital in May 2017.
Xiaoxia Zhang, Ji Lin, Yu Feng, Xiaohui Wang, Alan McNally, Zhiyong Zong   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Cardiothoracic Surgery [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2016
Abstract Ten case reports of disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with cardiovascular surgery were published from Europe. We report 3 cases of disseminated M chimaera infections with histories of aortic graft and/or valvular surgery within the United States.
Tan, Nicholas, Sampath, Rahul, Abu Saleh, Omar M., Tweet, Marysia S., Jevremovic, Dragan, Alniemi, Saba, Wengenack, Nancy L., Sampathkumar, Priya, Badley, Andrew D.   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Genome sequence of Mycobacterium yongonense RT 955-2015 isolate from a patient misdiagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: First clinical detection in Tanzania

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: Mycobacterium yongonense is a recently described novel species belonging to Mycobacterium avium complex, which is the most prevalent aetiology of non-tuberculous mycobacteria associated with pulmonary infections, and poses tuberculosis ...
Nicholaus Peter Mnyambwa, Dong-Jin Kim, Esther Ngadaya, Jongsik Chun, Sung-min Ha, Pammla Petrucka, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Sayoki G. Mfinanga   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic Analysis of Cardiac Surgery–Associated Mycobacterium chimaera Infections, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
A surgical heater–cooler unit has been implicated as the source for Mycobacterium chimaera infections among cardiac surgery patients in several countries. We isolated M. chimaera from heater–cooler units and patient infections in the United States. Whole-
Nabeeh A. Hasan, L. Elaine Epperson, Adrian Lawsin, Rachael R. Rodger, Kiran M. Perkins, Alison Laufer Halpin, K. Allison Perry, Heather Moulton-Meissner, Daniel J. Diekema, Matthew B. Crist, Joseph F. Perz, Max Salfinger, Charles L. Daley, Michael Strong   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in Mycobacterium chimaera mediastinitis: When clinical judgment trumps imaging

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021
Mycobacterium chimaera has been described in postoperative cardiovascular procedures in patients after an outbreak of contaminated 3T heater–cooler units.
Sara Haddad, Ralph Tayyar, Lawrence Livornese Jr, Leah Lande, Jerome Santoro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycobacterium chimaera – a new threat for cardiac surgical patients?

Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2017
An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with "heater-cooler" devices in patients treated with cardiac surgery has been described worldwide. The authors summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of Mycobacterium chimaera infections in patients after ...
Jaworski, Radosław, Naumiuk, Łukasz, Paczkowski, Konrad, Formella, Danuta, Pek, Renata, Zieliński, Jacek, Haponiuk, Ireneusz   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infection Due to Mycobacterium chimaera [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2013
ABSTRACT Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) due to fast-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been reported anecdotally. Reports of PVE with slowly growing NTM, however, are lacking. We present here one case of PVE and one case of bloodstream infection caused by Mycobacterium chimaera .
Achermann, Yvonne, Rössle, Matthias, Hoffmann, Matthias, Deggim, Vanessa, Kuster, Stefan, Zimmermann, Dieter R, Bloemberg, Guido, Hombach, Michael, Hasse, Barbara   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources