title: Outbreak of serial knee joint sepsis after arthroscopic surgery: a case series with the guideline for treatment.
abstract: Knee infection after arthroscopic surgeries is rare but devastating complication. A serial knee joint infection occurred in our hospital after the contamination of arthroscopic equipments set with an unknown microorganism. Herein we describe the natural course of these patients and suggest a treatment protocol according to the experiment gained from management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran fardin_tolouei@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fardin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mirzatolooei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein