Evidence that Mycobacterium chimaera aerosols penetrate laminar airflow and result in infections at the surgical field

Affiliations

¹ Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK. Electronic address: jimmy.walker@phe.gov.uk.
² Healthcare-Associated Infection & Antimicrobial Resistance Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
³ Reference Microbiology, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK; Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College, London, UK.

Comment

Jimmy T Walker et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;17(10):1019.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30519-4.

¹ Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK. Electronic address: jimmy.walker@phe.gov.uk.
² Healthcare-Associated Infection & Antimicrobial Resistance Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
³ Reference Microbiology, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK; Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College, London, UK.

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Laminar flow: the better choice in orthopaedic implants.
Jutte PC, Traversari RA, Walenkamp GH. Jutte PC, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Jul;17(7):695-696. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30342-0. Epub 2017 Jun 21. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28653636 No abstract available.
Laminar flow: the better choice in orthopaedic implants - Authors' reply.
Bischoff P, Allegranzi B, Egger M, Gastmeier P. Bischoff P, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Jul;17(7):696. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30341-9. Epub 2017 Jun 21. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28653637 No abstract available.