Trends in monthly rates for each institution and the average
monthly temperatures are summarized in figure 1A–1D. The
average SD monthly temperatures during the study period
were 23.1°C 5.0°C at KFSYSCC, 15.6°C 7.7°C at DUMC,
15.2°C 6.9°C at APHM, and 13.9°C 3.7°C at BH. IRs of K.
pneumoniae BSI were consistently 1.5 times higher during the
warm season than during the rest of the year at all 4 hospitals