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Cureus
; 14(6): e25735, 2022 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35812612
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium chimaera is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium. It has been identified as a contaminant during open-heart surgery. It contaminates water in heater-cooler units that then become aerosolized, contaminating the surgical field. We report a 56-year-old male who presented with culture-negative endocarditis six years after his initial open-heart surgery.