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. Bloemberg
1, Francesco Maisano, Dominique Bettex, Maximilian Halbe, Rami Sommerstein, and Hugo Sax
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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Microbiology test results for heater–cooler unit water samples from University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland*
Type of circuit |
No. samples |
Microbiology results, no. (%) samples
|
Any NTM growth |
Mycobacterium chimaera |
NTM other than M. chimaera |
Cardioplegia† |
48 |
14 (29.2) |
10 (20.8)‡ |
5 (10.4)‡ |
Patient† |
49 |
19 (38.8) |
12 (24.5)‡ |
8 (16.3)‡ |
Circuit not specified |
37§ |
5 (13.5) |
2 (5.4) |
3 (8.1) |
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