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Outbreak of Postoperative Shoulder Arthritis Due to Propionibacterium acnes Infection in Nondebilitated Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Philippe Berthelot ,
A. Carricajo ,
G. Aubert ,
H. Akhavan ,
D. Gazielly  and
Frédéric Lucht
Philippe Berthelot
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Saint-Étienne, France
A. Carricajo
Affiliation:
Microbiology Unit, Saint-Étienne, France
G. Aubert
Affiliation:
Microbiology Unit, Saint-Étienne, France
H. Akhavan
Affiliation:
Hospital Bellevue, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Jomayere Clinic, Saint-Étienne, France
D. Gazielly
Affiliation:
Hospital Bellevue, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Jomayere Clinic, Saint-Étienne, France
Frédéric Lucht
Affiliation:
Microbiology Unit, Saint-Étienne, France
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Abstract

We investigated an outbreak of postoperative shoulder arthritis due to Propionibacterium acnes infection in nondebilitated patients. Risk factors were male sex, the order in which surgery was performed during the daily operating schedule, and increased duration of the surgical procedure. After modification of the ventilation system and implementation of improved cleaning methods in the operating theater, no new cases were recorded

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 9 , September 2006 , pp. 987 - 990
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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