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A Case of Cavitary Mycobacterium chimaera
Bracha Robinson1, Moiuz Chaudhri1, Jeffrey A Miskoff2,3
1Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Cureus
|August 22, 2022
Summary
Mycobacterium chimaera infections, often linked to cardiac surgery equipment, can occur in patients without typical risk factors. This case highlights an unusual presentation of advanced infection.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Clinical Case Study
Background:
- Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium.
- Typically associated with heater-cooler units in cardiac bypass surgery.
- Generally considered to be of low virulence.

