Outbreak of postoperative shoulder arthritis due to Propionibacterium acnes infection in nondebilitated patients.
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.
Berthelot
Philippe
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Infection Control Unit, Hospital Bellevue, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. philippe.berthelot@chu-st-etienne.fr
Carricajo
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Aubert
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Akhavan
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Gazielly
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Lucht
Frederic
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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