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Changing epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Ontario, Canada: Evidence for herd effects and strain replacement due to Hib vaccination by Adam, H.J, Richardson, S.E, Jamieson, F.B, Rawte, P, Low, D.E, Fisman, D.N

“…Abstract The epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections was evaluated in Ontario between 1989 and 2007 to assess the impact of the introduction…”
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The role of drinking water in the transmission of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli by COLEMAN, B. L., SALVADORI, M. I., McGEER, A. J., SIBLEY, K. A., NEUMANN, N. F., BONDY, S. J., GUTMANIS, I. A., McEWEN, S. A., LAVOIE, M., STRONG, D., JOHNSON, I., JAMIESON, F. B., LOUIE, M.

“…To determine whether drinking water contaminated with antimicrobial-resistant E. coli is associated with the carriage of resistant E. coli, selected households…”
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Epidemiological evaluation of spatiotemporal and genotypic clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ontario, Canada by Tuite, A. R., Guthrie, J. L., Alexander, D. C., Whelan, M. S., Lee, B., Lam, K., Ma, J., Fisman, D. N., Jamieson, F. B.

“…BACKGROUND: In Canada, tuberculosis (TB) rates are at a historic low, with the remaining risk concentrated in a few vulnerable population subgroups.OBJECTIVES:…”
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Epidemiology of serogroup C and Y invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Ontario, 2000–2013: Vaccine program impact assessment by Wormsbecker, A.E, Wong, K, Jamieson, F.B, Crowcroft, N.S, Deeks, S.L

“…Abstract Objectives A publicly-funded meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine (MCCV) program was introduced in Ontario, in 2004/2005 for 1-year-old…”
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Profiling of rpoB mutations and MICs for rifampin and rifabutin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Jamieson, F B, Guthrie, J L, Neemuchwala, A, Lastovetska, O, Melano, R G, Mehaffy, C

“…Resistance to rifampin (RIF) and rifabutin (RFB) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with mutations within an 81-bp region of the rpoB gene (RIF…”
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Burden of illness and factors associated with duration of illness in clinical campylobacteriosis by DECKERT, A. E., REID-SMITH, R. J., TAMBLYN, S., MORRELL, L., SELISKE, P., JAMIESON, F. B., IRWIN, R., DEWEY, C. E., BOERLIN, P., McEWEN, S. A.

“…A population-based study investigated the burden of illness, including the duration of illness associated with laboratory-confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis…”
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Genotypic characterization of tuberculosis transmission within Toronto's under-housed population, 1997-2008 [Short communication] by ADAM, H. J, GUTHRIE, J. L, BOLOTIN, S, ALEXANDER, D. C, STUART, R, PYSKIR, D, BROWN, E. M, REA, E, CHEDORE, P, JAMIESON, F. B

“…Toronto has been the site of a recent extended tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the homeless or under-housed population. Genotyping has identified a unique strain…”
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Bacillus Calmette–Guérin strains with defined resistance mutations: a new tool for tuberculosis laboratory quality control by Danchuk, S.N., McIntosh, F., Jamieson, F.B., May, K., Behr, M.A.

“…Laboratory quality control (QC) is essential to assess the reliability of tuberculosis diagnostic testing. To provide safe QC reagents for the detection of…”
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Whole-genome sequencing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Manila sublineage results in less clustering and better resolution than mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing and spoligotyping by Jamieson, F B, Teatero, S, Guthrie, J L, Neemuchwala, A, Fittipaldi, N, Mehaffy, C

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of the Manila sublineage are genetically homogeneous. In this study, we used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to type a…”
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Human Torovirus: A New Nosocomial Gastrointestinal Pathogen by Jamieson, Frances B., Wang, Elaine E. L., Bain, Cindy, Good, Jennifer, Duckmanton, Lynn, Petric, Martin

“…Studies were undertaken to determine if human torovirus is associated with gastroenteritis and to examine the clinical features of torovirus illness in…”
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Erratum for Jamieson et al., Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Manila Sublineage Results in Less Clustering and Better Resolution than Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) Typing and Spoligotyping by Jamieson, F B, Teatero, S, Guthrie, J L, Neemuchwala, A, Fittipaldi, N, Mehaffy, C

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Routine use of the gen-probe MTD2 amplification test for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens in a large public health mycobacteriology laboratory by Chedore, Pamela, Jamieson, Frances B

“…The new version of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test, MTD2 (Gen-Probe Inc., San Diego, CA) has been implemented as part of the regular…”
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Invasive serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) in Ontario, Canada shows potential clonal replacement during the period January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2016 by Tsang, R S, Deeks, S L, Wong, K, Marchand-Austin, A, Jamieson, F B

“…In Ontario, serogroup W (MenW) accounts for a small percentage of all invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and between 2010 and 2014, only zero to three…”
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Interim Recommendations for the Reporting of Extensively Drug Resistant and Pan Drug Resistant Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Acinetobacter spp. and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by German, G J, Jamieson, F B, Gilmour, M, Almohri, H, Bullard, J, Domingo, M C, Fuller, J, Girouard, G, Haldane, D, Hoang, L, Levett, P N, Longtin, J, Melano, R, Needle, R, Patel, S N, Rebbapragada, A, Reyes, R C, Mulvey, M R

“…The recommendations stated herein are considered interim and are open for stakeholder consultation such that future recommendations evolve to accommodate…”
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Rapid molecular diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis using the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test in a large Canadian public health laboratory by Chedore, P, Jamieson, F B

“…OBJECTIVE: A 5-year retrospective study of the performance of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test (MTD) for detecting Mycobacterium…”
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Increased risk of mycobacterial infections associated with anti-rheumatic medications by Brode, Sarah K, Jamieson, Frances B, Ng, Ryan, Campitelli, Michael A, Kwong, Jeffrey C, Paterson, J Michael, Li, Ping, Marchand-Austin, Alex, Bombardier, Claire, Marras, Theodore K

“…Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agents and other anti-rheumatic medications increase the risk of TB in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Whether they increase the…”
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A Cluster of Surgical Wound Infections Due to Unrelated Strains of Group a Streptococci by Jamieson, F. B., Green, K., Low, D. E., Simor, A. E., Goldman, C., J. Ng, McGeer, A.

“…Group A streptococci account for less than 1% of all surgical wound infections but are an important cause of nosocomial outbreaks. We report here a cluster of…”
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B25 NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA: EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Drug Susceptibilities In Ontario, Canada, 2010 - 2015 by Jamieson, F B, Andrews, E, Marchand-Austin, A, Sharma, M, Brode, S K, Marras, T K

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B50 TUBERCULOSIS: CASE REPORTS: Tuberculous Necrotizing Granulomata Masqueraded As An Infected Congenital Lung Mass In An Infant by Wong, J Y, Fitzgerald, P, Wang, Y, Bozanovic, R, Marin, J Arredondo, Pernica, J, Jamieson, F B, Gubbay, J

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D109 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA INFECTIONS: DISTRIBUTION AND RISK FACTORS: Pulmonary And Non-Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Species Isolation In Ontario, Canada From 1998-2010 by Brode, S K, Marchand-Austin, A, Jamieson, F B, Marras, T K

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