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Clin Infect Dis
; 75(10): 1838-1840, 2022 11 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35594555
ABSTRACT
We report on probable factory-based contamination of portable water heaters with waterborne pathogens and 2 bloodstream infections potentially attributable to off-label use of these water heaters to warm extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits. Great caution is warranted when using water-based devices to care for critically ill patients.