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1 Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Cardiac Surgery: First Canadian Outbreak 
Raphael Hamad, BS, Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, MD, MS, Louis P. Perrault, MD, PhD, Michel Pellerin, MD, Philippe Demers, MD, MS  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 104, Issue 1, Pages e43-e45 (July 2017) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Radiographic findings and reoperation for patient case 1. (A) Lateral and (B) axial fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan showing multiple foci of infection and mitral endocarditis. (C, D) Transesophageal echocardiographic view revealing large vegetation on the posterior aspect of the mitral annuloplasty ring. (E) Intraoperative view of the posterior vegetation and biofilm. (F) Postexplantation view of the annuloplasty ring. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e43-e45DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Timeline of 2 patients. (Dx = diagnosis of Mycobacterium chimaera infection; Redo = revision mitral operation; Surg = index operation; Sx = onset of symptoms; Tx = institution of appropriate therapy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e43-e45DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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