Outbreak of Enterococcus gallinarum infections after total knee arthroplasty.
In September 2006, we investigated a cluster of 9 patients who developed Enterococcus gallinarum infection after total knee arthroplasty. Isolates recovered from these patients were from the same outbreak strain. Although all 9 patients were monitored by the same healthcare personnel, were given spinal anesthesia, and had the same specific type of wound irrigation procedure performed during their hospitalization, the source or sources of these infections were not identified.
Cooper
Michael P
MP
Ohio Department of Health, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, USA. fgi7@cdc.gov
Lessa
Fernanda
F
Brems
Bob
B
Shoulson
Rivka
R
York
Steve
S
Peterson
Alicia
A
Noble-Wang
Judith
J
Duffy
Rosemary
R
McDonald
L Clifford
LC
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors