Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated With Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices for Cardiac Surgery: Outbreak Management

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 15;65(4):669-674. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix368.

Abstract

The global outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) presents several important, unique challenges for the infection prevention community. The primary focus of this article is to assist hospitals in establishing a rapid response for identification, notification, and evaluation of exposed patients, and management of HCDs with regard to placement and containment, environmental culturing, and disinfection.

Keywords: Mycobacterium chimaera; heater-cooler devices; outbreak.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Disinfection
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections* / etiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections* / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections* / prevention & control
  • Mycobacterium*
  • Risk Management
  • Young Adult