Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMycobacterium Chimaera. A Lethal Enemy of Cardiac SurgeryAnna Llorens Ferrer, Elisabet Berastegui Garcia, Lourdes Mateu Pruñosa, Christian Muñoz GuijosaMycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera) can cause disseminated infection and Infective Endocarditis (IE) in patients with previous cardiac surgery. M. chimaera is acquired during cardiopulmonary bypass via bioaerosols emitted from contaminated heater-cooler units water systems. M. chimaera infections can cause pneumonia, especially in patients with underlying chronic pulmonary diseases like cystic fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cardiovascular manifestations and … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 1 Jun 2021 · 7,305 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIdentification of Major Cultivable Aerobic Bacteria in the Oral Cavity of Malaysian SubjectsKoshy Philip, Wuen Yew Teoh, Sekaran Muniandy, Hashim YaakobCulture dependent and culture independent methods have shown that about 600 species of bacteria inhabit the human oral cavity. While some oral microorganisms have a direct link to dental caries, periodontal disease and halitosis, opportunistic pathogens may be responsible for systemic diseases such as bacterial endocarditis, aspiration pneumonia, osteomyelitis in children, preterm low birth weight, coronary heart disease and cerebral … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,990 accessesView PDFCite