Robinson Bracha, Chaudhri Moiuz, Miskoff Jeffrey A
Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Jul 18;14(7):e26984. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26984. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium typically associated with heater-cooler units used in cardiac bypass procedures and is usually of low virulence. Here we present a patient with advanced Mycobacterium chimaera infection without typical risk factors.
奇美拉分枝杆菌是一种非结核分枝杆菌,通常与心脏搭桥手术中使用的加热-冷却装置有关,其毒力通常较低。在此,我们报告一名患有晚期奇美拉分枝杆菌感染但无典型危险因素的患者。