Geographical variability in the likelihood of bloodstream infections due to gram-negative bacteria: Correlation with proximity to the equator and health care expenditure

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Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Fisman, David ^a   Patrozou, Eleni ^b   Carmeli, Yehuda ^c   Perencevich, Eli ^d   Tuite, Ashleigh R ^a   Mermel, Leonard A ^e   Quirós, Rodolfo E ^f   Vilches, Viviana ^f   Korman, Tony M ^g   Miyakis, Spyros ^h   Boutlis, Craig S ^h   Reid, Alistair B ^h   Gales, Ana Cristina ⁱ   Schandert, Lygia ⁱ   Affini, Rafael ⁱ   Oliveira, Antonia Machado ⁱ   Marra, Alexandre R ^j   Camargo, Luis Fernando Aranha ^j   Edmond, Michael B ^k   Correa, Luci ^l   Sukiennik, Teresa Cristina Teixeira ^m   Behar, Paulo Renato Petersen ⁿ   Gira˜o, Evelyne ^o   Guerra, Carla ^p   Brites, Carlos ^q   de Souza, Marta Antunes ^r   McGeer, Allison J ^s   Smith, Stephanie ^t   El Kholy, Amani A ^u   Plakias, George ^b   Tacconelli, Evelina ^v   Honda, Hitoshi ^w   Kluytmans, Jan ^x   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^y   Fakih, Mohamad G ^z   Marschall, Jonas ^aa   Russo, Anthony J ^ab   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^g SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^h WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^j HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^k VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l HOSPITAL DO RIM E HIPERTENSÃO   (Brazil)

^m Santa Casa de Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

ⁿ Hospital Conceicao   (Brazil)

^o Walter Cantidio University Hospital   (Brazil)

^p Hospital Estadual de Diadema   (Brazil)

^q Hospital Espanhol   (Brazil)

^r Hospital Das Clinicas de Goiânia   (Brazil)

^s MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^t UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^u CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^v UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^w TOKYO METROPOLITAN TAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^x AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^y THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^z ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^ab BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CITY; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUATOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERATURE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL AFRICA; ECONOMICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATHOGENICITY; SEASON;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; BACTEREMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84925702558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114548     Document Type: Article

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