Clinical characteristics and outcome of Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of 180 heater-cooler unit-associated cases

Since 2013, heater-cooler unit (HCU) associated Mycobacterium chimaera infections linked to a global outbreak have been described. These infections were characterised by high morbidity and mortality due to delayed diagnosis, as well as challenges in antimycobacterial and surgical therapy. This study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2023-08, Vol.29 (8), p.1008-1014
Hauptverfasser:	Wetzstein, Nils, Kohl, Thomas A., Diricks, Margo, Mas-Peiro, Silvia, Holubec, Tomas, Kessel, Johanna, Graf, Christiana, Koch, Benjamin, Herrmann, Eva, Vehreschild, Maria J.G.T., Hogardt, Michael, Niemann, Stefan, Stephan, Christoph, Wichelhaus, Thomas A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Heater-cooler unit Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium chimaera Nontuberculous mycobacteria NTM
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