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01-06-2009 | Brief Report
Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of lower urinary tract infections
Authors:
M. E. Falagas, G. Peppas, D. K. Matthaiou, D. E. Karageorgopoulos, N. Karalis, G. Theocharis
Published in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Issue 6/2009
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Excerpt
The influence of environmental factors on human health has long been an intriguing issue. In fact, scientific data support the notion that certain diseases are related to environmental conditions. A seasonal variation has been observed for diverse clinical entities such as myocardial infarction and cervical cancer, and particularly so for several infectious diseases, typically for those with a respiratory mode of transmission [
1]. The seasonal variation in the incidence of infectious diseases could generally be attributed to factors like the epidemiology of the culprit pathogens, changes in environmental and meteorological parameters, alterations in human behavior, and even seasonal changes in host physiology. …
