Seasonal variation in Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: A population-based study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 947-950

  Al Hasan, M N ^a,b   Lahr, B D ^c   Eckel Passow, J E ^c   Baddour, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Incidence; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 70350596489     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02877.x     Document Type: Article

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