Journal article
Seasonality of staphylococcal infections
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol.18(10), pp.927-933
10/2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03955.x
PMID: 22958212
Abstract
Characterization of seasonal variation of Staphylococcus aureus is important in understanding the epidemiology of, and designing preventive strategies against this highly virulent and ever-evolving pathogen. In this review, we summarize the findings of epidemiological studies that have evaluated seasonality in S. aureus colonization and infection. Although most studies published to date are methodologically weak, some seasonal variation in the occurrence of S. aureus infection appears to exist, particularly an association of warm-weather months with S. aureus skin and soft-tissue infections. We highlight the limitations of the published literature, and provide suggestions for future studies on this topic.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Seasonality of staphylococcal infections
- Creators
- S Leekha - Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MDD.J Diekema - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAE.N Perencevich - Iowa City VA Health Care System and Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol.18(10), pp.927-933
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03955.x
- PMID
- 22958212
- ISSN
- 1198-743X
- eISSN
- 1469-0691
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2012
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983779495302771
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