The influence of seasonal factors on postoperative bacterial infection in lung transplantation patients: a retrospective cohort study

Key Points

• Postoperative infections are more common for specific bacteria during summer and fall.
• Notably, infections by acinetobacter baumannii and multidrug-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae increase in these seasons.
• This retrospective cohort analysis evaluates seasonal patterns in postoperative infections among lung transplant patients.
• Findings indicate temperature may play a key role in the prevalence of certain bacterial infections post-surgery.

Abstract