title: Outbreak of Enterococcus gallinarum infections after total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ohio Department of Health, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, USA. fgi7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lessa
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brems
authors.forename: Rivka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shoulson
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: York
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noble-Wang
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: L Clifford
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: 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