Weather, climate control, and imipenem-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: an ecological approach

Weather, climate control, and imipenem-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: an ecological approach

Monthly meteorological parameters (ie, average temperature, average relative humidity, and aggregated rainfall) were collected from a nearby meteorological station (Institute of Meteorological Research, State University of São Paulo, City of Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil). RR, rate ratio; CI, confi...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 1133 - 1135
Main Authors: da Silveira, Mônica, da Silva, Lucas Porangaba, de Oliveira Emídio, Zildene Pedrosa, Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cambridge University Press 01-09-2018
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii - drug effects
Acinetobacter baumannii - isolation & purification
Acinetobacter Infections - epidemiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
beta-Lactam Resistance
beta-Lactamases - biosynthesis
Brazil - epidemiology
Climate
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Disease control
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Hospital Units
Hospitals
Humans
Humidity
Hypotheses
Imipenem - pharmacology
Infections
Intensive care
Meteorological research
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nosocomial infection
Nursing
Pathogens
Patients
Rain
Relative humidity
Seasonal variations
Temperature
Time series
Weather
Brazil
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Summary:Monthly meteorological parameters (ie, average temperature, average relative humidity, and aggregated rainfall) were collected from a nearby meteorological station (Institute of Meteorological Research, State University of São Paulo, City of Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil). RR, rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; ICUs, intensive care units. a Incidence in cases per 10,000 patient days. b Meteorological values were dichotomized at the 75th percentile of monthly values (temperature, 24.7°C [76.5°F]; relative humidity, 79.6%; rainfall, 163.6 mm). [...]because greater incidence of the pathogen of interest was not associated with any particular month or season, we can rule out the hypothesis that understaffing due to summer vacations would lead to greater transmission of nosocomial pathogens.4,6 We should approach our findings in terms of implications for research and implications for practice.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2018.171