Seasonality in Gram-negative and healthcare-associated infections

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 934 - 940
• Main Author: Richet, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Bacilli; climatic factors; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Dialysis; E coli; Gram-negative; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Health care; High temperature; Humans; Indexing in process; nosocomial; Nosocomial infection; Relative humidity; Seasonal variations; seasonality; Seasons; Summer; Bacilli; nosocomial; climatic factors; seasonality; Gram-negative

To assess seasonal variations in Gram-negative and healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), a literature search was performed with combinations of the keywords ‘seasonality’, ‘seasonal variations’, ‘Gram-negative bacilli’, ‘infections’, ‘nosocomial infections’, and ‘health care associated infection...