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Mycobacterium chimaera: A third of heater-cooler devices used in open heart surgery may be contaminated, according to study

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Thirty-three of 89 (37 percent) heater-cooler units assessed between July 2015 and December 2016 tested positive for Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera), a bacterium associated with fatal infections in...

Alberta reports Mycobacterium chimaera infection in an open heart surgery patient

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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying the public of a confirmed case of Mycobacterium chimaera infection in an adult open heart surgery patient. “We are sharing new information about the potential...

Australia: EpiPen recall, girl with tetanus update, 3rd M. chimaera infection

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EpiPen 300 recall The Therapeutics Goods Adminstration (TGA) in Australia announced the recall of four batches of Alphapharm EpiPen 300 microgram adrenaline injection syringe auto-injectors. It has been...

Los Angeles: Post-surgical Mycobacterium chimaera cases confirmed

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified three confirmed cases and one suspected case of a non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, Mycobacterium chimaera, all...

British health officials investigate Mycobacterium chimaera infections in cardiac surgery patients

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Public Health England (PHE) is working with the NHS, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and NHS England to investigate a small number of mycobacterial infections potentially...