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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Mycobacterium chimaera – a new threat for cardiac surgical patients?

Radosław Jaworski
,
Łukasz Naumiuk
,
Konrad Paczkowski
,
Danuta Formella
,
Renata Pek
,
Jacek Zieliński
,
Ireneusz Haponiuk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2017; 14 (1): 22-26
Online publish date: 2017/03/31
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An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with “heater-cooler” devices in patients treated with cardiac surgery has been described worldwide. The authors summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of Mycobacterium chimaera infections in patients after cardiothoracic surgery.
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Mycobacterium chimaera, cardiac surgery, surgical site infections

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