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Microbial contamination of heater cooler units used in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is not aerosolized into the environment: A single-center experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Stephanie Thomas ,
David Stevenson ,
Akaninyene A. Otu ,
Pascalis Vergidis ,
Julian Barker ,
Alan Ashworth ,
Paul Exton ,
Malcolm Richardson ,
Ryan George  and
Ginny Moore
Stephanie Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
David Stevenson
Affiliation:
Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
Akaninyene A. Otu*
Affiliation:
The National Aspergillosis Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Pascalis Vergidis
Affiliation:
The National Aspergillosis Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Julian Barker
Affiliation:
Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Alan Ashworth
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Paul Exton
Affiliation:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Malcolm Richardson
Affiliation:
NHS Mycology Reference Centre Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Wythenshawe Hospital), Manchester, United Kingdom Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Ryan George
Affiliation:
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Ginny Moore
Affiliation:
Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
*
Author for correspondence: Akaninyene Otu, The National Aspergillosis Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Email: akanotu@yahoo.com
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 242 - 244
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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