Microbiological problems and biofilms associated with Mycobacterium chimaera in heater–cooler units used for cardiopulmonary bypass

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 209-220

  Walker, J ^a   Moore, G ^a   Collins, S ^a   Parks, S ^a   Garvey, M I ^b   Lamagni, T ^a   Smith, G ^a   Dawkin, L ^c   Goldenberg, S ^d   Chand, M ^a,d,e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Queen Mary University of London and Barts NIHR BRC NHS Trust National Institute for Health and Care Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Biofilm; Cardiac surgery; Heater cooler; Mycobacterium chimaera; Non tuberculous mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECONTAMINATION; DISEASE CARRIER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC SIMILARITY; HEATER COOLER UNIT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA INFECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; WATER BORNE DISEASE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; BIOFILM; DEVICES; DISINFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOFILMS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85019890829     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.04.014     Document Type: Review

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