title: Mycobacterium goodii infections associated with surgical implants at Colorado hospital.
abstract: From February to October 2003, Mycobacterium goodii wound infections were identified among three patients who received surgical implants at a Colorado hospital. This report summarizes the investigation of the first reported nosocomial outbreak of M. goodii. Increased awareness is needed about the potential for nontuberculous mycobacteria to cause postoperative wound infections.
authors.affiliation: Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado 80246, USA. dayna.ferguson@state.co.us
authors.forename: Dayna Devon
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gershman
authors.forename: Bette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Arduino
authors.forename: Mitchell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yakrus
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cooksey
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*