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Successful termination of an outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with contaminated heater-cooler devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2020

Alexandre R. Marra Open the ORCID record for Alexandre R. Marra [Opens in a new window] ,
Daniel J. Diekema  and
Michael B. Edmond
Alexandre R. Marra*
Affiliation:
Quality Improvement Program, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States Albert Einstein Jewish Institute for Education and Research, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
Daniel J. Diekema
Affiliation:
Quality Improvement Program, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Michael B. Edmond
Affiliation:
Quality Improvement Program, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Author for correspondence: Alexandre R. Marra, E-mail: alexandre.marra@einstein.br
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Abstract

The global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) presented several important and unique challenges. To mitigate the risk of infection, we removed the HCDs from operating rooms (ORs) at our hospital and since that time (4.5 years ago) we have had no new cases.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 471 - 473
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