"THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Special devices used during
open heart surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria that puts patients at risk for life-threatening infections, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.
Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices, which are used during many
open heart surgeries, might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera bacteria during manufacturing, the officials said.
People who have had
open heart surgery should seek medical care if they have infection-related symptoms, such as night sweats, muscle aches, weight loss, fatigue or unexplained fever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release.
The agency also said that hospitals and doctors should identify and inform patients who might have been put at risk."
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