| Literature DB >> 31247065 |
Darren Lau1, Ryan Cooper2, Justin Chen2, Valerie L Sim3, Jennifer A McCombe3, Gregory J Tyrrell4,5, Ravi Bhargava6, Benjamin Adam7, Erin Chapman7, Matthew A Croxen4,5, Cherif Garady7, Kym Antonation8, Frank K H van Landeghem7,9, Shannon Ip1, Lynora Saxinger2.
Abstract
We report the cases of 3 patients with fatal, disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections following cardiac surgeries. Progressive neurocognitive decline and death were explained by active granulomatous encephalitis, with widespread involvement of other organs. This syndrome is clinically elusive and, thus, may have caused deaths in prior reported series.Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990 Mycobacterium chimaerazzm321990 ; cardiopulmonary bypass; granulomatous encephalitis; infection prevention and control; post operative infections
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Year: 2020 PMID： 31247065 DOI： 10.1093/cid/ciz497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN： 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079