title: Outbreak of postoperative shoulder arthritis due to Propionibacterium acnes infection in nondebilitated patients.
abstract: We investigated an outbreak of postoperative shoulder arthritis due to Propionibacterium acnes infection in nondebilitated patients. Risk factors were male sex, the order in which surgery was performed during the daily operating schedule, and increased duration of the surgical procedure. After modification of the ventilation system and implementation of improved cleaning methods in the operating theater, no new cases were recorded.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, Hospital Bellevue, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. philippe.berthelot@chu-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berthelot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carricajo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akhavan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gazielly
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucht
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012307:Risk Factors; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014691:Ventilation