Seasonality of respiratory viruses and bacterial pathogens.
Young June ChoeMichael A SmitLeonard A MermelPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2019)
We identified distinct seasonal variation in detection of respiratory viruses and bacterial pathogens. C. difficile seasonality may, in part, be related to antibiotic prescriptions filled; GNB seasonality may be related to ambient temperature and S. pneumoniae may be related to concurrent respiratory viral infections.