[Correspondence] Evidence that Mycobacterium chimaera aerosols penetrate laminar airflow and result in infections at the surgical field

We read with interest the correspondence between Paul C Jutte and colleagues1 and Peter Bischoff and colleagues2 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases regarding the benefit of laminar airflow in reducing bacterial and particulate contamination of the air at the level of the incision and instrument table during surgery. Bischoff stated that a “causal link between microbial air contamination and surgical site infections has not been shown in any study so far”. We write to draw attention to evidence to the contrary.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - September 21, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jimmy T Walker, Theresa Lamagni, Meera Chand Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research