Heater–cooler units: contamination of crucial devices in cardiothoracic surgery

Prolonged Outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Open-Chest Heart Surgery

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Healthcare-associated prosthetic heart valve, aortic vascular graft, and disseminated<i>Mycobacterium chimaera</i>infections subsequent to open heart surgery

Philipp Köhler, Stefan P. Kuster, Guido V. Bloemberg et al. · European Heart Journal · 2015 · 211 citations · Full text

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infection Due to Mycobacterium chimaera

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Medical Microbiology, Pathogenesis, Mycobacterium Chimaera +11

Absence of Mycobacterium intracellulare and Presence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Household Water and Biofilm Samples of Patients in the United States with Mycobacterium avium Complex Respiratory Disease

Richard J. Wallace, Elena Iakhiaeva, Myra D. Williams et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2013 · 143 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Pathogenic Microbiology, Engineering +14

The Heater–Cooler Unit—A Conceivable Source of Infection

H Weitkemper, A. Spilker, H.J. Knobl et al. · Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology · 2002 · 32 citations · Full text

Infection, Drinking Water, Membrane Filter Element +18