British health officials investigate Mycobacterium chimaera infections in cardiac surgery patients

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 associated with heater cooler units used during cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery. After an alert from European colleagues at the end of February regarding Mycobacterium chimaera ["]