title: Tropical healthcare epidemiology: weather determinants of the etiology of bloodstream infections in a Brazilian hospital.
abstract: We studied the influence of weather on the etiology of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a hospital in Brazil during the years 2005-2010. Monthly average temperatures were positively associated with higher incidence of gram-negative bacilli as a whole, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Enterobacter species. The same groups presented seasonal behavior in stochastic models.
authors: Departamento de Doenças Tropicais, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.
authors: Carlos Magno Castelo Branco
authors: CM
authors: Fortaleza
authors: Silvia Maria
authors: SM
authors: Caldeira
authors: Rayana Gonçalves
authors: RG
authors: Moreira
authors: Renata Tamie
authors: RT
authors: Akazawa
authors: José Eduardo
authors: JE
authors: Corrente
authors: Lenice do Rosário
authors: Ldo R
authors: de Souza
authors: Antônio Ribeiro
authors: AR
authors: da Cunha
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004754:Enterobacter; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D013696:Temperature; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014887:Weather