the record : reported that Health official confirms patient's bacterial infection

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says one patient contracted a bacterial infection associated with a machine that is used during open-heart surgery. Until the machines can be replaced, Alberta Health Services has changed how the machines are cleaned and disinfected. Last December, the health agency notified about 11,500 former open-heart surgery patients of a risk of infection related to potential exposure to bacteria. "Individuals now undergoing surgery are advised they have a very low risk of this infection," Joffe said. The bacteria cannot be spread by person-to-person contact and doctors and other health professionals in the operating room are not at risk.

Teenager fighting severe bacterial infection after getting cut at lake

Representatives with the Alabama Department of Public Health and Alabama Power, which manages Weiss Lake, say they were not notified of this situation. If you have a cut and swim in a lake, experts say you are more at risk of getting an infection. Officials with the Alabama Department of Public Health say bacterial infections from lakes aren't new. The Department of Public Health says if there are concerns in any body of water that it would notify the public. State and local officials say Weiss Lake is safe for swimmers.

Dangerous bacterial infection found in former Alberta heart patient

An Alberta patient who received open heart surgery about two years ago has been diagnosed with a slow-developing, though still dangerous, bacterial infection linked to faulty equipment used during the procedure. Alberta Health Services announced the case of Mycobacterium chimaera on Tuesday, believed to be the province's first such infection related to cardiac surgery. Numerous jurisdictions around the world that perform open heart surgery have been diagnosing infections, though the only other cases recorded in Canada have been in Quebec. The health authority said the case came to their attention following an announcement last December to warn patients about the potential risk of exposure. Joffe described Mycobacterium chimaera as a "very serious infection" that can occasionally lead to death, in part because its victims typically have underlying heart issues.


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