CDC Says Heater-Cooler Device Contamination May Have Started In Factory

Mealey's (October 17, 2016, 9:28 AM EDT) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 13 issued updated warnings regarding the Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera) infections associated with the use of the Stöckert 3T Heater-Cooler System (3T) in patients in the United States who have undergone cardiothoracic surgeries....

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