Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Cardiothoracic Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Ten case reports of disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with cardiovascular surgery were published from Europe. We report 3 cases of disseminated M chimaera infections with histories of aortic graft and/or valvular surgery within the United States. Two of 3 patients demonstrated ocular involvement, a potentially important clinical finding.

SUBMITTER: Tan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047393 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature