Notes from the Field: Mycobacteria chimaera Infections Associated with Heater-Cooler Unit Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery --- Los Angeles County, 2012--2016
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#46758)
In December 2016, a hospital in Los Angeles County reported two infections, later identified as Mycobacterium chimaera, in patients with a recent history (