Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera in medical device water samples by customised real time PCR using a InGenius platform

Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera in medical device water samples by customised real time PCR using a InGenius platform

Abstract Mycobacterium chimaera, belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex, is an opportunistic environmental mycobacterium which has been isolated from medical device water samples such as Heater Cooler Units (HCU). Laboratories currently use culture-based diagnostic methods to detect M. chimaer...

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Main Authors: Francesco Bisognin, Michele Borghi, Matteo Faccio, Vincenzo Ferraro, Federica Sorella, Cristina Maria Crovara Pesce, Alessandra Primavera, Paola Dal Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
M. chimaera
Medical device water samples
Heater-cooler units
Real-time PCR
ELITe InGenius® platform
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82440-5

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