Epidemiological and Molecular Investigation of the Heater–Cooler Unit (HCU)-Related Outbreak of Invasive <i>Mycobacterium chimaera</i> Infection Occurred in Italy

Epidemiological and Molecular Investigation of the Heater–Cooler Unit (HCU)-Related Outbreak of Invasive <i>Mycobacterium chimaera</i> Infection Occurred in Italy

Background: From 2013 onwards, a large outbreak of <i>Mycobacterium chimaera</i> (MC) invasive infection, which was correlated with the use of contaminated heater–cooler units (HCUs) during open chest surgery, was reported from all over the world. Here, we report the results of the epide...

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Main Authors: Angela Cannas, Antonella Campanale, Daniela Minella, Francesco Messina, Ornella Butera, Carla Nisii, Antonio Mazzarelli, Carla Fontana, Lucia Lispi, Francesco Maraglino, Antonino Di Caro, Michela Sabbatucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
nontuberculous mycobacteria
heater–cooler units
device
molecular surveillance
WGS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/9/2251

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