title: A polymicrobial outbreak of surgical site infections following cardiac surgery at a community hospital in Florida, 2011-2012.
abstract: We describe an outbreak of 22 sternal surgical site infections following cardiac surgery, including 4 Gordonia infections. Possible operation room environmental contamination and suboptimal infection control practices regarding scrub attire may have contributed to the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: vif8@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Duc B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abou-Daoud
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Benjamin G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Klekamp
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Chaz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rhone
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winston
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hedberg
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scuteri
authors.affiliation: Hospital Corporation of America, FL.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Bette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moulton-Meissner
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Török
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Sandra I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Berríos-Torres
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noble-Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kallen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013903:Thoracic Surgery
keywords: Environmental contamination; Gordonia; Infection control