Simulated use of the water circuit disinfection device on a Mycobacterium chimaera–contaminated LivaNova 3T Heater Cooler Device: results of mycobacterial and bacterial surveillance
The installation of the WCDD on a contaminated LivaNova 3T HCD was not associated with significant changes in mycobacterial contamination.
Authors
- Walter Zingg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7438-1213)
- Omer Dzemali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7910-5152)
- Hernán B. Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-6933)
- Marc Pfister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2597-1228)
- Mesida Dunic
- K. van Tilburg
- Peter Werner Schreiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-2601)
- Frank Imkamp
- Alice Klapproth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-6610)
- Bettina Schulthess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-4583)
- Peter Sander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-0682)
- Silvio D. Brugger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-9088)
- Bhavya Chakrakodi
- Steffen Ernst
- Thomas Aigner
- Claudine Reiber
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.12.004
- Primary Topic
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit