Climate change is driven primarily by humanity's use of fossil fuels and the resultant
greenhouse gases from their combustion. The effects of climate change on human health …

The burden of emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the United States is significant
and even greater worldwide. Mitigation efforts have decreased the incidence and deaths …

Objective This study aimed to explore the epidemiological and microbiological
characteristics of fracture-related infection (FRI), analyze the drug resistance characteristics …

Background The incidence of many infections is seasonal eg surgical site infections, urinary
tract infection and bloodstream infections. We questioned whether there is seasonal …

Over two and a half thousand years ago, Hippocrates and his followers used the term
“epidemics” to describe diseases that propagated through populations in a seasonal fashion …

Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) after total knee (TKA) and total hip (THA)
arthroplasty are devastating to patients and costly to healthcare systems. The purpose of this …

METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of the entire Medicare files from 2005 to
2014. Seasons were classified as spring, summer, fall or winter. Regional variations were …

Background Seasonal trends in patient outcomes are an under-researched area in
perioperative care. This systematic review evaluates the published literature on seasonal …

Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. Various measures have been enacted decrease the occurrence of SSIs involving …

Background: Seasonal variability, in terms of warm weather, has been demonstrated to be a
significant risk factor for surgical site infections (SSIs). However, this remains an …