Investigation of Possible Intraoperative Transmission of <i>Brucella melitensis</i>, Slovenia
We report possible intraoperative transmission of Brucella melitensis in Slovenia, likely caused by aerosolized particles during wound irrigation. Whole-genome multilocus sequence typing revealed that isolates from the patient and the surgeon belonged to the same transmission cluster, differing by 1 allele. Our findings raise awareness of occupational risks faced by orthopedic surgeons.
Authors
- Tatjana Avšič‐Županc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6243-0688)
- Mateja Pirš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-9876)
- Petra Bogovič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2618-9086)
- Miha Vodičar
- Bojan Papić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-9458)
- Jana Avberšek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2107-7763)
- Miša Korva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-1004)
- Martin Sagadin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5088-521X)
- Polona Maver Vodičar
- Klemen Bošnjak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-9709)
- Igor Potparić
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250587
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35