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Effectiveness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance among exposed roommates in community hospitals: Conventional culture versus direct PCR by Lin, Ru, Akgun, Esma, Erenay, Fatih Safa, Alev, Sibel Alumur, Ciccotelli, William A

“…Roommates of unrecognized nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases are at a higher acquisition risk; however, optimal surveillance…”
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Deriving effective vaccine allocation strategies for pandemic influenza: Comparison of an agent-based simulation and a compartmental model by Dalgıç, Özden O, Özaltın, Osman Y, Ciccotelli, William A, Erenay, Fatih S

“…Individuals are prioritized based on their risk profiles when allocating limited vaccine stocks during an influenza pandemic. Computationally expensive but…”
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Cost Analysis of Multiplex PCR Testing for Diagnosing Respiratory Virus Infections by Mahony, James B, Blackhouse, Gord, Babwah, Jesse, Smieja, Marek, Buracond, Sonya, Chong, Sylvia, Ciccotelli, William, O'Shea, Tim, Alnakhli, Daifallah, Griffiths-Turner, May, Goeree, Ron

“…We performed a cost analysis study using decision tree modeling to determine whether the use of multiplex PCR testing for respiratory viruses (xTAG RVP test)…”
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A prospective study to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals in southern Ontario, Canada by Faires, Meredith C, Pearl, David L, Ciccotelli, William A, Straus, Karen, Zinken, Giovanna, Berke, Olaf, Reid-Smith, Richard J, Weese, J Scott

“…The hospital environment has been suggested as playing an important role in the transmission of hospital-associated (HA) pathogens. However, studies…”
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Detection of Clostridium difficile infection clusters, using the temporal scan statistic, in a community hospital in southern Ontario, Canada, 2006-2011 by Faires, Meredith C, Pearl, David L, Ciccotelli, William A, Berke, Olaf, Reid-Smith, Richard J, Weese, J Scott

“…In hospitals, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) surveillance relies on unvalidated guidelines or threshold criteria to identify outbreaks. This can result…”
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The use of the temporal scan statistic to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clusters in a community hospital by Faires, Meredith C, Pearl, David L, Ciccotelli, William A, Berke, Olaf, Reid-Smith, Richard J, Weese, J Scott

“…In healthcare facilities, conventional surveillance techniques using rule-based guidelines may result in under- or over-reporting of methicillin-resistant…”
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A New Twist on an Old Problem: A Case of Pediatric Meningitis Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A by Ciccotelli, William A, Poutanen, Susan M, Alqahtani, Manaf, Morris, Shaun K, Cox, Peter, Low, Donald E, Pillai, Dylan R, Opavsky, Mary Anne

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A traveller in time: Phylogenetic analysis to identify a disseminated infection acquired 30 years earlier by Ciccotelli, William, Haider, Shariq, Xu, Jianping

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Surgical site infection rates are higher among elective colorectal surgery patients receiving non–beta-lactam–based antimicrobial prophylaxis: A retrospective chart review by Fernandes, Alisha R., Farrokhyar, Forough, Eskicioglu, Cagla, Ciccotelli, William, Forbes, Shawn S.

“…We compared the odds of acquiring surgical site infection (SSI) for clean-contaminated colorectal surgeries between intravenous β-lactam–based prophylaxis…”
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External validation of the 4C mortality score among COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective study by Jones, Aaron, Pitre, Tyler, Junek, Mats, Kapralik, Jessica, Patel, Rina, Feng, Edward, Dawson, Laura, Tsang, Jennifer L. Y., Duong, MyLinh, Ho, Terence, Beauchamp, Marla K., Costa, Andrew P., Kruisselbrink, Rebecca

“…Risk prediction scores are important tools to support clinical decision-making for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The objective of this paper…”
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2468. The Genomic Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Ontario, Canada, 2016 by Jamal, Alainna J, Tijet, Nathalie, McGeer, Allison, Baqi, Mahin, Borgia, Sergio, Ciccotelli, William, Farshait, Nataly, Katz, Kevin, Mehta, Mamta, Goneau, Lee, Mertz, Dominik, Small, Lorne N, Melano, Roberto

“…Abstract Background Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are among the most urgent of antimicrobial resistance threats. In south-central Ontario,…”
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An emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria by Johnstone, Jennie, Patel, Samir N

“…Johnstone and Patel provide details on Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). CPE are gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics,…”
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Inflammatory biomarkers as independent prognosticators of 28-day mortality for COVID-19 patients admitted to general medicine or ICU wards: a retrospective cohort study by Pitre, Tyler, Jones, Aaron, Su, Johnny, Helmeczi, Wryan, Xu, Grace, Lee, Catherine, Shamsuddin, Adib, Mir, Adhora, MacGregor, Sarah, Duong, MyLinh, Ho, Terence, Beauchamp, Marla K., Costa, Andrew P., Kruisselbrink, Rebecca

“…Inflammatory biomarkers may be associated with disease severity and increased mortality in COVID-19 patients but have not been studied in North American…”
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837. Contamination of Hospital Drains by Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Ontario, Canada by Jamal, Alainna J, Mataseje, Laura, Brown, Kevin, Katz, Kevin, Johnstone, Jennie, Muller, Matthew, Allen, Vanessa, Borgia, Sergio, Boyd, David, Ciccotelli, William, Delibasic, Kornelija, Fisman, David, Leis, Jerome A, Li, Angel, Mehta, Mamta, Ng, Wil, Pantelidis, Rajni, Paterson, Aimee, Pikula, Gordana, Sawicki, Rachel, Schmidt, Shelley, Souto, Renata, Tang, Lin, Thomas, Cameron, McGeer, Allison, Mulvey, Michael

“…Abstract Background The hospital water environment is a CPE reservoir, and transmission of CPE from drains to patients is a risk. Methods We cultured sink and…”
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Ivermectin treatment for Strongyloides infection in patients with COVID-19 by Covid, Ontario, Table, Science Advisory

“…Ivermectin, an antiparasitic agent, is not recommended for prophylaxis or treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Inappropriate use of ivermectin for…”
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1228. Risk Factors for Contamination with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriales (CPE) in Exposed Hospital Drains in Ontario, Canada by Jamal, Alainna, Brown, Kevin A, Katz, Kevin, Johnstone, Jennie, Muller, Matthew P, Allen, Vanessa, Borgia, Sergio, Boyd, David A, Ciccotelli, William, Delibasic, Kornelija, Fisman, David, Leis, Jerome, Li, Angel, Mataseje, Laura, Mehta, Mamta, Mulvey, Michael, Ng, Wil, Pantelidis, Rajni, Paterson, Aimee, McGeer, Allison

“…Abstract Background Hospital drains may be a source of CPE in patients. We determined prevalence of and risk factors for CPE contamination of hospital drains…”
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Occupational Illness amongst Laboratory Workers from an Initially Unrecognized Laboratory Exposure to Coccidioides immitis/posadasii by Kooger, Jessica, BSc., CIC, Ciccotelli, William, Schertzberg, Ruth, Rocchi, Anne, Vona, Frank, Kooger, Jessica, Parkinson, Karen, Vanderlaan, John, Murphy, John H, Richardson, Susan

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A new twist on an old problem. A case of pediatric meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19 A by Ciccotelli, William A, Poutanen, Susan M, Alqahtani, Manaf, Morris, Shaun K, Cox, Peter, Low, Donald E, Pillai, Dylan R, Opavsky, Mary Anne

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Traitement à l’ivermectine pour l’infection à Strongyloides chez les patients atteints de COVID-19 by Elizabeth Leung, Sumit Raybardhan, Christopher Graham, Caroline Nott, Bradley J Langford, Nisha Andany, William Ciccotelli, Sumon Chakrabarti, Isaac I Bogoch, Wayne L Gold, Menaka Pai, Andrew M Morris, Anne McCarthy

“…L’ivermectine, un agent antiparasitaire, n’est pas recommandé pour la prophylaxie ou le traitement de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). L’utilisation…”
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A new twist on an old problem. A case of pediatric meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19 A by Ciccotelli, William A, Poutanen, Susan M, Alqahtani, Manaf, Morris, Shaun K, Cox, Peter, Low, Donald E, Pillai, Dylan R, Opavsky, Mary Anne

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