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Mycobacterium chimaera: The ethical duty to disclose the minimal risk of infection to exposed patients  Anita Nguyen, MBBS, C. Christopher Hook, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 153, Issue 6, Pages 1422-1424.e1 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.020 Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Anita Nguyen, MBBS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 153, 1422-1424.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.020) Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions