De Wals, Philippe Deshaies, Pierre De Serres, Gaston Duval, Bernard Goulet, Lise Pouliot, Bernard Ricard, Sylvie Poulin, Maurice
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The aims of the present study were to review the risk of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) among education workers, particularly pregnant women, and to evaluate preventive measures, in a context of endemicity, outbreak or epidemic as observed in the province of Quebec. The literature was reviewed and persons in charge of IMD surveillance in Fran...
Fiteni, I Perez-Lungmus, G Grasa, Jm Motis, C
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Johnston, Lynn B Conly, John M
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Embree, Joanne
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Schwalm, Jon-David El-Helou, Philippe Lee, Christine H
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Drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, are emerging as the predominant organisms involved in both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Since the 1980s, vancomycin has been the first-line antibiotic used to treat methicillin- resistant S aureus. However, allergy and intolerance to vancomycin, the increasing...
Du, Tim Alfa, Michelle J
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Clostridium difficile is the etiological agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhea; the most common form of nosocomial infectious diarrhea. The basis for the shock-like systemic symptoms observed in severe cases of this infection are not known. It is hypothesized that the invasion of C difficile toxins A and/or B from the gut mucosa may contribute to...
Hutchinson, James M Patrick, David M Marra, Fawziah Ng, Helen Bowie, William R Heule, Laurie Muscat, Mark Monnet, Dominique L
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Despite the global public health importance of resistance of microorganisms to the effects of antibiotics, and the direct relationship of consumption to resistance, little information is available concerning levels of consumption in Canadian hospitals and out-patient settings. The present paper provides practical advice on the use of administrative...
De Wals, Philippe
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To evaluate the benefit and costs of vaccination of university students against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada. Published studies were reviewed and a simulation model was used. IMD risk seems to be of low magnitude, but consequences can be dramatic. Over a 10-year period, IMD risk reduction would be slightly greater using a monovale...
M Conly, John Lynn Johnston, B
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