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. 2017 Mar;14(1):22-26.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2017.66925. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

Mycobacterium chimaera - a new threat for cardiac surgical patients?

Radosław Jaworski  1 , Łukasz Naumiuk  2 , Konrad Paczkowski  1 , Danuta Formella  1 , Renata Pek  1 , Jacek Zieliński  3 , Ireneusz Haponiuk  1   4
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Mycobacterium chimaera - a new threat for cardiac surgical patients?

Radosław Jaworski et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2017 Mar.

Abstract
in English, Polish

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.

W piśmiennictwie opisuje się kolejne przypadki występowania zakażeń o etiologii Mycobacterium chimaera związanych ze stosowaniem jednostek typu heater-cooler u pacjentów leczonych kardiochirurgicznie. W związku z wykrywaniem infekcji w kolejnych krajach coraz powszechniej mówi się o epidemii. W niniejszym opracowaniu autorzy starają się podsumować obecny stan wiedzy dotyczący epidemiologii, diagnostyki, leczenia i profilaktyki zakażeń o etiologii M. chimaera u chorych leczonych kardiochirurgicznie.

Keywords: Mycobacterium chimaera; cardiac surgery; surgical site infections.

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Timeline of important events related to the study of Mycobacterium chimaera infections in cardiac surgical patients
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Criteria for diagnosing Mycobacterium chimaera in cardiac surgical patients according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [8]
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Modifications made to the operating room on the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Ward in Gdansk in order to move the heater-cooler unit outside the operating room (A), the control cable and water connections passing through the wall of the operating room (B)
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