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2307-8960 (online) |
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Medicine, Research & Experimental |
| Manuscript Type |
Case Report |
| Article Title |
Mycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgery in Treviso Hospital, Italy, from 2016 to 2019: Cases report
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Walter O Inojosa, Mario Giobbia, Giovanna Muffato, Giuseppe Minniti, Francesco Baldasso, Antonella Carniato, Francesca Farina, Gabriella Forner, Maria C Rossi, Stefano Formentini, Roberto Rigoli and Pier G Scotton |
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| Corresponding Author |
Walter O Inojosa, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Infectious Diseases Unit, Treviso Hospital, Piazza Ospedale 1, Treviso 31100, Italy. walteromar.inojosa@aulss2.veneto.it |
| Key Words |
Mycobacterium chimaera; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Spondylodiscitis; Cardiac surgery infections; Case report; |
| Core Tip |
A prolonged epidemic of Mycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgery is ongoing worldwide. The outbreak was first discovered in Switzerland in 2011, and it has been traced to a point source contamination of the LivaNova (formerly Sorin) 3T heater-cooler unit, which is the most used device in Italy. International data are advocated in order to clarify the spectrum of clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic, and radiological features of the disease as well as treatment options and outcome. Here we report the clinical features of a case series of M. chimaera infections diagnosed in our Hospital, including the first cases notified in Italy in 2016. |
| Publish Date |
2019-09-24 09:22 |
| Citation |
Inojosa WO, Giobbia M, Muffato G, Minniti G, Baldasso F, Carniato A, Farina F, Forner G, Rossi MC, Formentini S, Rigoli R, Scotton PG. Mycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgery in Treviso Hospital, Italy, from 2016 to 2019: Cases report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(18): 2776-2786 |
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| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i18.2776 |
