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Infections Are Not Limited to the LivaNova’s Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler or to M. chimaera

January 18, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 18, 2017 — More than one brand of a specialized type of medical equipment used during open-chest surgery has been linked to potentially life-threatening bacterial infections, my research has…

Cardiopulmonary Perfusion Machine Device Recalls Heater-Cooler Devices Hershey Medical Center Mycobacterium chimaera Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ("NTM") Wellspan York Hospital

At least 8 Patient Infections, 4 Patient Deaths Linked to a Mycobacterial Infection Following Surgery at Wellspan York Hospital Update: Now a 5th patient death has been linked to this outbreak.

November 5, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

November 5, 2015 — A hospital in Pennsylvania announced last week that it had begun notifying 1,300 patients of their potential exposure to a deadly bacteria. So far, the hospital…

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Recommendations to Prevent Atypical Mycobacterial Infections Following Surgical Procedures

July 29, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

July 30, 2014 — This is the second in a series of three articles that discuss an outbreak of an unusual type of atypical mycobacterium following surgical procedures performed in…

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