Cooper Michael P, Lessa Fernanda, Brems Bob, Shoulson Rivka, York Steve, Peterson Alicia, Noble-Wang Judith, Duffy Rosemary, McDonald L Clifford
Ohio Department of Health, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, USA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):361-3. doi: 10.1086/529213.
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.
2006年9月，我们调查了一组9例全膝关节置换术后发生鹑鸡肠球菌感染的患者。从这些患者身上分离出的菌株来自同一暴发菌株。尽管所有9例患者均由同一医护人员监测，接受了脊髓麻醉，并且在住院期间进行了相同特定类型的伤口冲洗操作，但这些感染的来源仍未确定。
