title: DisseminatedMycobacterium chimaeraInfection After Cardiothoracic Surgery.
abstract: Ten case reports of disseminatedMycobacterium chimaerainfections associated with cardiovascular surgery were published from Europe. We report 3 cases of disseminatedM chimaerainfections with histories of aortic graft and/or valvular surgery within the United States. Two of 3 patients demonstrated ocular involvement, a potentially important clinical finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease.
authors.forename: Omar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Abu Saleh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases.
authors.forename: Marysia S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tweet
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematopathology.
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jevremovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alniemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Wengenack
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sampathkumar
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Badley
keywords: Mycobacterium chimaera; cardiac surgery; infection