Case report of the first cured patient with Mycobacterium Chimaera infection following cardiac valve replacement in the mainland of China

Case report of the first cured patient with Mycobacterium Chimaera infection following cardiac valve replacement in the mainland of China

Abstract Background Mycobacterium chimaera infections subsequent to cardiac surgery are related to contaminated heater-cooler devices, with high mortality. Nevertheless, few studies have been reported in Asia. Case presentation We described the case of a 55-year-old man with Mycobacterium chimaera i...

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Main Authors: Di Lu, Chun-Hong Zhang, Li-Jiang Chen, Pei-Feng Jin, Xia-Fei Feng, Xi Zhou, Wei-Cong Huang, Jue Wang, Ying Dai, Yun Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Mycobacterium chimaera infection
Cardiac surgery
Molecular diagnosis
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-01003-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-01003-9

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