Mycobacterium chimaera
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Pathology
* manufacturing contamination of LivaNova's Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices, which help regulate blood temperature during bypass surgery[1]
* 1/3 of heater-cooler devices used in bypass surgery may be contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera[2]
Clinical manifestations
- symptoms can often take months to develop[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Perkins KM, Lawsin A, Hasan NA, et al. Notes from the Field. Mycobacterium chimaera Contamination of Heater-Cooler Devices Used in Cardiac Surgery - United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1117-1118 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6540a6.htm
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at Risk Press Release. October 13, 2016 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p1013-contaminated-devices-.html
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices. https://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/heater-cooler.html - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology More than a third of heater-cooler devices used in open heart surgery may be contaminated with deadly bacteria. June 14, 2017 https://apic.org/For-Media/News-Releases/Article?id=cfa1fb1b-e399-46fa-82f4-9b18e71004f3
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018, 2021.