TY - JOUR

T1 - Første tilfælde af Mycobacterium chimaera-infektion relateret til åben thoraxkirurgi i Danmark

AU - Jørgensen, Anja

AU - Iversen, Kasper Karmark

AU - Lillebæk, Troels

AU - Andersen, Åse Bengård

AU - Kruuse, Christina

AU - Fosbøl, Emil

AU - Bundgaard, Henning

AU - Søborg, Christian

PY - 2020/6/22

Y1 - 2020/6/22

N2 - Infection with Mycobacterium chimaera has globally been linked to cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass devices with contaminated heater-cooler units (HCU). This is a case report of M. chimaera infection linked to HCU in Denmark in which we show, how difficult the diagnosis can be. A 67-year-old man had an aortic graft and valvular replacement using HCU. Post-operatively he developed progressing symptoms of intermittent fever, malaise and endocarditis with septic embolic events, and despite extensive diagnostic work-up, he remained undiagnosed for 16 months following surgery.

AB - Infection with Mycobacterium chimaera has globally been linked to cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass devices with contaminated heater-cooler units (HCU). This is a case report of M. chimaera infection linked to HCU in Denmark in which we show, how difficult the diagnosis can be. A 67-year-old man had an aortic graft and valvular replacement using HCU. Post-operatively he developed progressing symptoms of intermittent fever, malaise and endocarditis with septic embolic events, and despite extensive diagnostic work-up, he remained undiagnosed for 16 months following surgery.

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

C2 - 32584757

AN - SCOPUS:85087097909

VL - 182

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

SN - 0041-5782

IS - 26

M1 - V01200061

ER -