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Effect of the Initial Specimen Diversion Technique on Blood Culture Contamination Rates by Binkhamis, Khalifa, Forward, Kevin

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Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic review by Polisena, Julie, Chen, Stella, Cimon, Karen, McGill, Sarah, Forward, Kevin, Gardam, Michael

“…Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are often resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. The research objectives of this systematic review…”
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Switching Gears for an Influenza Pandemic: Validation of a Duplex Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Confirmatory Identification of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus by LEBLANC, Jason J, YAN LI, BASTIEN, Nathalie, FORWARD, Kevin R, DAVIDSON, Ross J, HATCHETTE, Todd F

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The value of multiple surveillance cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Forward, Kevin R., MD, FRCPC

“…Background We evaluated our experience in a low prevalence setting to determine the extent to which multiple swabs increased detection rates and the…”
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Risk of coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nova Scotia by Forward, Kevin R

“…The frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae coinfection can vary depending on their individual incidence and prevalence rates. To…”
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Clinical presentation of patients with aseptic meningitis, factors influencing treatment and hospitalization, and consequences of enterovirus cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction testing by Patriquin, Glenn, Hatchette, Jill, Forward, Kevin

“…Clinical and laboratory features of enteroviral meningitis may overlap with those of bacterial meningitis. In the present retrospective review, we compared…”
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Analysis of 3789 in- and outpatient Escherichia coli isolates from across Canada—results of the CANWARD 2007–2009 study by Lagacé-Wiens, Philippe R.S, Simner, Patricia J, Forward, Kevin R, Tailor, Franil, Adam, Heather J, DeCorby, Melanie, Karlowsky, James, Hoban, Daryl J, Zhanel, George G

“…Abstract Escherichia coli was the most commonly isolated pathogen in the Canadian Ward Surveillance Study 2007–2009 (3789 isolates). Susceptibility to…”
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A vignette-based survey to assess clinical decision making regarding antibiotic use and hospitalization of patients with probable aseptic meningitis by Patriquin, Glenn, Hatchette, Jill, Forward, Kevin

“…The many etiologies of meningitis influence disease severity - most viral causes are self-limiting, while bacterial etiologies require antibiotics and…”
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In Vitro Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Obtained in Canada in 2002 by POWIS, Jeff, MCGEER, Allison, FORWARD, Kevin, HOBAN, Daryl, SIMOR, Andrew, LOW, Donald E, GREEN, Karen, VANDERKOOI, Otto, WEISS, Karl, ZHANEL, George, MAZZULLI, Tony, KUHN, Magdalena, CHURCH, Deirdre, DAVIDSON, Ross

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Antimicrobial Resistance among Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada during 2000 by LOW, Donald E, DE AZAVEDO, Joyce, WEISS, Karl, MAZZULLI, Tony, KUHN, Magdalena, CHURCH, Deirdre, FORWARD, Kevin, ZHANEL, George, SIMOR, Andrew, MCGEER, A

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Cephamycin resistance in clinical isolates and laboratory-derived strains of Escherichia coli, Nova Scotia, Canada by Clarke, Brian, Hiltz, Margot, Musgrave, Heather, Forward, Kevin R

“…AmpC beta -lactamase, altered porins, or both are usually responsible for cefoxitin resistance in Escherichia coli. We examined the relative importance of…”
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An evaluation of extended incubation time with blind subculture of blood cultures in patients with suspected endocarditis by Forward, Kevin R

“…In a small proportion of patients, bacterial endocarditis is due to organisms that grow slowly and may not be recovered in conventional blood cultures…”
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Antimicrobial resistance among invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae collected across Canada by Davidson, Ross J, Melano, Roberto, Forward, Kevin R

“…Abstract Between 2002 and 2003, 736 nonduplicate Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures were collected from 7 of 10 Canadian provinces (10…”
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Cephalosporin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Nova Scotia, Canada by Melano, Roberto G., Davidson, Ross J., Musgrave, Heather L., Forward, Kevin R.

“…From 2116 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated between January 2001 and December 2002 in Nova Scotia, Canada, 25 (1.18%) showed a reduced susceptibility to…”
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A study of the prevalence of cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic Klebsiella oxytoca fecal colonization in two patient populations by Smith, Stephen A, Campbell, Sarah J, Webster, Duncan, Curley, Michael, Leddin, Desmond, Forward, Kevin R

“…Klebsiella oxytoca is a cause of antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis. Few reports of the occurrence of K oxytoca within stool exist and there is no gold…”
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Doctor, there's a tadpole in my feces by Drisdelle, Rosemary, Forward, Kevin R

“…A 36-year-old male resident of a coastal Nova Scotia community presented to his family physician after he noted moving objects in his feces (Figure 1)…”
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A comparison between the Strep A Rapid Test Device and conventional culture for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis by Forward, Kevin R, Haldane, David, Webster, Duncan, Mills, Carolyn, Brine, Cheryl, Aylward, Diane

“…Rapid antigen detection tests are frequently used to diagnose pharyngitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes. Because a large number of kits are available…”
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Screening donors of solid organs for West Nile virus: First, do no harm by Forward, Kevin

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Recovery of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella from pork, beef and chicken marketed in Nova Scotia by Forward, Kevin R, Matheson, Katherine M, Hiltz, Margot, Musgrave, Heather, Poppe, Cornelius

“…Antimicrobial use in farm animals is a potentially important contributor to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Resistant Salmonella may lead to serious…”
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Clinical utility of a Legionella pneumophila urinary antigen test in a large university teaching hospital by Dionne, Michel, Hatchette, Todd, Forward, Kevin

“…To determine the clinical utility of diagnosing Legionella pneumonia by urinary antigen testing (LPUAT) in a low prevalence centre. The results of LPUATs were…”
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