title: Gordonia bronchialis sternal wound infection in 3 patients following open heart surgery: intraoperative transmission from a healthcare worker.
abstract: We describe an investigation of 3 postoperative Gordonia bronchialis sternal infections. A nurse anesthetist was identified as the source of the outbreak, her scrubs likely becoming contaminated by her home washing machine. The outbreak ended after disposal of the implicated washing machine. Domestic laundering of surgical scrubs may need reevaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida 32806, USA. shaneka.wright@orlandohealth.com
authors.forename: Shaneka N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Joanna S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gerry
authors.forename: Mary T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Busowski
authors.forename: Alena Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Klochko
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: McNulty
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Barry E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sieger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ken Michaels
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003020:Clothing; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy