Decontamination of heater-cooler units associated with contamination by atypical mycobacteria

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 229-234

  Garvey, M I ^a   Ashford, R ^a   Bradley, C W ^a   Bradley, C R ^a   Martin, T A ^a   Walker, J ^b   Jumaa, P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery; Decontamination; Heater cooler unit; Mycobacterium chimaera; Water

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; PERACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DEVICES; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL LOAD; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DECONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FILTRATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84963938755     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.02.007     Document Type: Article

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