title: Horizontal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the surgical ward: a rare source of nosocomial wound infection.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is rarely isolated from nosocomial infections. We report an outbreak of 4 nosocomial-acquired surgical site infections due to S pneumoniae after retropubic simple prostatectomy. The likely source was detected in the rhinopharynx of the surgeon. After the implementation of recommendations, no new cases have been recorded.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology-Infection Control Unit, Necker Hospital, Assistance Public Hospital of Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marlène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillet
authors.forename: Jean-Ralph
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zahar
authors.forename: Marc-Olivier
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Timsit
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grandin
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carbonnelle
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Join-Lambert
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quesne
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mejean
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbonne
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D010820:Physicians; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission