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The aim of the study was to describe the Mycobacterium chimaera contamination in heater-cooler devices after the application of a protocol of cleaning and disinfection in a tertiary hospital. It was an observational study at the La Paz-Cantoblanco-Carlos III University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Seven heater-cooler devices are used in our hospital: five 3T Sorin (LivaNova) and two Maquet. We followed the manufacturers' instructions for cleaning and disinfection of the different heater-cooler devices. Environmental testing was developed monthly from January 2017 to July 2019. Samples were obtained from both cardioplegia and patient circuits and before and after the disinfection process and were cultured in appropriate media for non-tuberculous mycobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria (coliforms and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). A total of 320 samples were taken. Mycobacterium chimaera grew in four water samples (1.25%) from three different heater-cooler devices, with two positive results occurring after disinfection. The heterotrophic bacteria Delftia acidovorans and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia were also found. There has not been a case of M. chimaera infection in patients after cardiac surgery in our hospital. In March 2019, we decided to move the heater-cooler device outside the operating room. Mycobacterium chimaera contamination is not always eradicated by disinfection processes. We believe that placing 3T heater-cooler devices outside the operating room is the best option in preventing M. chimaera infection during cardiac surgery.

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OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate the role of the virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori, the sex, and tobacco and alcohol use in the development of peptic ulcer in patients infected by H. pylori. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and seventy-four patient with dyspepsia were studied after they went consecutively for gastroscopy. The diagnosis of infection by H. pylori was carried out by culture and/or histology. Through western-blot the presence of specific anti-H. pylori antibodies was determined. The tobacco and alcohol use data were collected. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-five patients (32 with ulceration, 12 with duodenitis and 81 with functional dyspepsia) showed H. pylori infection with anti-bacterium IgG antibodies. The detection of the proteins CagA and VacA, male sex and heavy consumption of alcohol and tobacco were associated with the finding of peptic ulcer. In the multivariate analysis only anti-CagA antibodies (OR: 4.1; 95% CI: 1.1-15.3; p = 0.036), anti-VacA (OR: 3.9; 95% CI: 1.4-10.8; p = 0.009) and male sex (OR: 3.1; 95% CI: 1.2-8.3; p = 0.02) were associated with the ulcerative disease. CONCLUSIONS: The proteins CagA and VacA, and the male sex, contribute independent risk factors for peptic ulcer in patients infected by H. pylori.

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Objetivo. Determinar el papel de los factores de virulencia de Helicobacter pylori, el sexo y el consumo de tabaco y alcohol en el desarrollo de úlcera péptica en pacientes infectados por H. pylori. Pacientes y métodos. Se estudiaron 174 pacientes dispépticos que acudieron consecutivamente a realizarse una gastroscopia. El diagnóstico de infección por H. pylori se realizó por cultivo y/o histología. La presencia de anticuerpos específicos anti-H. pylori se determinó mediante western-blot. Se recogió el consumo de tabaco y alcohol. Resultados. Ciento veinticinco pacientes (32 con úlcera, 12 con duodenitis y 81 con dispepsia funcional) fueron diagnosticados de infección por H. pylori con anticuerpos IgG frente a la bacteria. La detección de las proteínas CagA y VacA, el sexo masculino y el consumo elevado de alcohol y tabaco se asociaron con el hallazgo de úlcera péptica. En el análisis multivariante sólo los anticuerpos anti-CagA (odds ratio [OR]: 4,1; intervalo de confianza [IC] 95 por ciento: 1,1-15,3; p = 0,036), anti-VacA (OR: 3,9; IC 95 por ciento: 1,4-10,8; p = 0,009) y el sexo masculino (OR: 3,1; IC 95 por ciento: 1,2-8,3; p = 0,02) se asociaron con la enfermedad ulcerosa. Conclusiones. Las proteínas CagA y VacA y el sexo masculino contribuyen de manera independiente al riesgo de padecer úlcera péptica en pacientes infectados por H. pylori (AU)

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