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Mycobacterium chimaera Isolates from Heater–Cooler Units, United Kingdom
To the Editor: In their recent article, Svensson et al. provided results of an investigation into contamination of heater–cooler units (HCU) used in open-chest surgery with Mycobacterium chimaera in Denmark (1). We write to provide further information on the UK isolates included in their study. The authors performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 5 isolates sampled from HCUs in hospitals in D...
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Mycobacterium chimaera was present at high rates (>80%) in heater-cooler units (HCUs) from all 5 thoracic surgery departments in Denmark. Isolates were clonal to HCU-associated isolates from the United States (including some from patients) and United Kingdom. However, M. chimaera from 2 brands of HCU were genetically distinct.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.097