Is Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Cardiac Surgery a Risk Factor for Bacterial Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis?

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 14;70(5):991-992. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz534.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Chimera
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / etiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium
  • Mycobacterium Infections* / epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections* / etiology
  • Risk Factors

Supplementary concepts

  • Mycobacterium chimaera