Where can I find infection rates of physicians and hospitals.
Where can I find information about product failures and recalls.  
I had a tkr because of the failure of a 6 yr old prosthesis and the new
prosthesis became infected with staph epidermia and enterococus.

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Request for Question Clarification by brad-ga on 17 Aug 2002 17:22 PDT

Good Evening,bettewww-ga.

I am wondering if your information is more useful within your region
as opposed to nationwide?  Would you like to limit our attempts to a
specific state or country?

I have a memory of reading an article years ago involving cultures
taken from hospital doorknobs, faucets, etc as well as the personal
effects of physicians and other hospital personnel.  They discovered
the greatest variety of bacteria and viral material were found on the
swabs taken of the eyeglasses of doctors!

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Clarification of Question by bettewww-ga on 17 Aug 2002 19:21 PDT

I live in the Pacific Northwest.  Portland, Oregon, to be exact and I
suppose regional statistics would be most appropriate.

I have a lot of information about handwashing, etc.  I was wondering
about the most likely route for these two organisms.

Check with the Infection Control person at the hospital you were at. 
They have list of the most frequent Nosocomial infections and
causative agents right in their own hospital. They also have test they
have done when their hospital is suspect for increase infections. 
Can't hurt to check.!