Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Category: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (“NTM”)

Case Reviews Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cosmetic Surgery Mycobacterium abscessus Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ("NTM") Outbreak Investigations Public Disclosure

15 Patients Infected with Mycobacteria After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery at a South Florida Clinic

May 6, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This article presents some of my perspectives and questions about a recent investigation by state and federal health officials of a cluster of mycobacterial infections linked to cosmetic surgical procedures…

CardioQuip Cincinnati Sub Zero Consent Decrees Data Validation Device Recalls Heater-Cooler Devices Informed Consent Legionella LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group) Maquet Medtronic Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium chimaera Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ("NTM") Terumo

Infections Are Not Limited to the LivaNova’s Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler or to M. chimaera

January 18, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Synopsis: The infection risk associated with heater-cooler devices may be broader in scope and higher than federal health officials have publicly acknowledged. Not just one model, but most heater-cooler devices…

Heater-Cooler Devices Hershey Medical Center Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania LivaNova (formerly Sorin Group) Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium chimaera PENN Medicine Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Terumo Wellspan York Hospital

A Philadelphia Hospital Links Mycobacterial Infections to a Heater-Cooler Device The hospital has notified hundreds of patients of the infection risk.

January 18, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 26, 2017 — The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last September that Philadelphia’s Penn Presbyterian Medical Center had diagnosed mycobacterial infections in three patients who had undergone cardiac surgery using a…

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