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- Title
Invasive Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections among Cardiothoracic Surgical Patients Exposed to Heater-Cooler Devices<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Lyman, Meghan M.; Grigg, Cheri; Kinsey, Cara Bicking; Keckler, M. Shannon; Moulton-Meissner, Heather; Cooper, Emily; Soe, Minn M.; Noble-Wang, Judith; Longenberger, Allison; Walker, Shane R.; Miller, Jeffrey R.; Perz, Joseph F.; Perkins, Kiran M.
- Abstract
Invasive nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections may result from a previously unrecognized source of transmission, heater-cooler devices (HCDs) used during cardiac surgery. In July 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about a cluster of NTM infections among cardiothoracic surgical patients at 1 hospital. We conducted a case-control study to identify exposures causing infection, examining 11 case-patients and 48 control-patients. Eight (73%) case-patients had a clinical specimen identified as Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). HCD exposure was associated with increased odds of invasive NTM infection; laboratory testing identified patient isolates and HCD samples as closely related strains of M. chimaera, a MAC species. This investigation confirmed a large US outbreak of invasive MAC infections in a previously unaffected patient population and suggested transmission occurred by aerosolization from HCDs. Recommendations have been issued for enhanced surveillance to identify potential infections associated with HCDs and measures to mitigate transmission risk.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; CARDIAC surgery patients; ATMOSPHERIC aerosols; MYCOBACTERIUM avium; COOLING systems; MEDICAL equipment; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 5, p796
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2305.161899