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Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Dispatch

Reemergence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol

Peter W. Schreiber, Stefan P. Kuster, Barbara Hasse, Cornelia Bayard, Christian Rüegg, Philipp Kohler, Peter M. Keller, Guido V. Bloemberg1, Francesco Maisano, Dominique Bettex, Maximilian Halbe, Rami Sommerstein, and Hugo SaxComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (P.W. Schreiber, S.P. Kuster, B. Hasse, C. Bayard, C. Rüegg, P. Kohler, F. Maisano, D. Bettex, M. Halbe, H. Sax); University of Zurich, Zurich (P.W. Schreiber, S.P. Kuster, B. Hasse, C. Bayard, C. Rüegg, P. Kohler, F. Maisano, D. Bettex, H. Sax); National Centre for Mycobacteria at University of Zurich, Zurich (P.M. Keller); Institute of Medical Microbiology at University of Zurich, Zurich (P.M. Keller, G.V. Bloemberg); University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland (R. Sommerstein); University of Bern, Bern (R. Sommerstein)

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Figure 1

Custom-made stainless steel housing for heater–cooler units (Sorin/LivaNova 3T, Milan, Italy) used at the University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. A) Front view shows the fine dust filter F7 over the air inlet (arrow). B) Side view shows the half-open back door with the rectangular opening (arrow), through which a duct connects the housing to the operating room ventilation exit. The negative pressure of the operating room ventilation system generates the necessary airflow.

Figure 1. Custom-made stainless steel housing for heater–cooler units (model 3T; Sorin [now LivaNova, London, UK]) used at the University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. A) Front view shows the fine dust filter F7 over the air inlet (arrow). B) Side view shows the half-open back door with the rectangular opening (arrow), through which a duct connects the housing to the operating room ventilation exit. The negative pressure of the operating room ventilation system generates the necessary airflow.

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1Current affiliation: Unilabs, Dübendorf, Switzerland.

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