Open AccessMycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgery in Treviso Hospital, Italy, from 2016 to 2019: Cases report
Author(s) -
Walter O Inojosa,
Mario Giobbia,
Giovanna Muffato,
Giuseppe Minniti,
Francesco Baldasso,
Antonella Carniato,
Francesca Farina,
Gabriella Forner,
María Cristina Rossi,
Stefano Formentini,
Roberto Rigoli,
Pier Giorgio Scotton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i18.2776
Subject(s) - medicine , spondylodiscitis , surgery , endocarditis , cardiac surgery
An epidemic of Mycobacterium chimaera ( M. chimaera ) infections following cardiac surgery is ongoing worldwide. The outbreak was first discovered in 2011, and it has been traced to a point source contamination of the LivaNova 3T heater-cooler unit, which is used also in Italy. International data are advocated to clarify the spectrum of clinical features of the disease as well as treatment options and outcome. We report a series of M. chimaera infections diagnosed in Treviso Hospital, including the first cases notified in Italy in 2016.