Emergence of Mycobacterium gordonae in heater–cooler units: a five-year prospective surveillance of devices frequently subjected to chloramine-T booster disinfection
Preventive strategies by disinfection with chloramine-T did not effectively reduce non-tuberculous mycobacteria colonization of Maquet devices. Although, to date, no cases of postoperative invasive infections linked to Maquet devices have been reported, our microbiological results emphasize the need for (1) designing changes to increase safety of devices and (2) researching and developing new disinfection protocols including alternative molecules.
Authors
- Jacopo Garlasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-8276)
- Adriano Ceccarelli
- Alessandro Bondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-3229)
- Antonio Curtoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-4196)
- Monica Giacomuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-6334)
- Gabriele Memoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7211-079X)
- Savina Ditommaso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1590-9009)
Institutions
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.10.006
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Ministero della Salute
- Università degli Studi di Torino