title: Open heart surgery devices may be contaminated, US health officials warn.
authors.affiliation: Seattle.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States