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Leprosy-like illness in a patient with Mycobacterium lepromatosis from Ontario, Canada by Jessamine, Peter G, Desjardins, Marc, Gillis, Tom, Scollard, David, Jamieson, Frances, Broukhanski, George, Chedore, Pam, McCarthy, Anne

“…Here we present the first case of a patient from Ottawa Canada, presenting with leprosy-like illness associated with Mycobacterium lepromatosis. The patient…”
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Detection of Plasmid-Mediated KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: Evidence of Intrahospital Transmission by Goldfarb, David, Harvey, Sarah-Beth, Jessamine, Kelsi, Jessamine, Peter, Toye, Baldwin, Desjardins, Marc

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from three patients admitted to the Ottawa Hospital, a 1,040-bed teaching hospital, were found to contain the plasmid-borne K…”
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Severe Group A Streptococcal Soft-Tissue Infections in Ontario: 1992–1996 by Sharkawy, Abdu, Low, Donald E., Saginur, Raphael, Gregson, Daniel, Schwartz, Benjamin, Jessamine, Peter, Green, Karen, McGeer, Allison

“…A prospective, population-based, surveillance study of invasive soft-tissue infections due to group A streptococci was conducted in Ontario, Canada, from 1992…”
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An evaluation of the management of asymptomatic catheter-associated bacteriuria and candiduria at The Ottawa Hospital by Dalen, Dawn M, Zvonar, Rosemary K, Jessamine, Peter G

“…Asymptomatic catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common in hospitalized patients. They are associated with a low incidence of sequelae…”
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Suboptimal clinical response to ciprofloxacin in patients with enteric fever due to Salmonella spp. with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility: a case series by Slinger, Robert, Desjardins, Marc, McCarthy, Anne E, Ramotar, Karam, Jessamine, Peter, Guibord, Christiane, Toye, Baldwin

“…Salmonella spp. with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones have higher than usual MICs to these agents but are still considered "susceptible" by NCCLS…”
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Cardiac device infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae by Liu, Theresa T, Nery, Pablo B, Birnie, David, Jessamine, Peter, Suh, Kathryn N

“…Cardiac device infections (CDIs) are recognized complications of device implantation. Most CDIs are caused by skin flora but can also result from hematogenous…”
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Coxiella burnetii culture-negative endocarditis diagnosed by 16S rRNA sequencing of heart valve tissue by Costiniuk, Cecilia T., Wang, Bing, Johnstone, Daniel, Jessamine, Peter, Toye, Baldwin, Veinot, John P., Desjardins, Marc

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A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis by Yeung, Eugene Y.H., Desjardins, Marc, Jessamine, Peter G., Sant, Nadia

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Robinsoniella peoriensis : An emerging pathogen and rare cause of wound infection in children by Krueger, Carsten, Azad, Marisa Ann, Ramotar, Karamchand, Deslandes, Vincent, Jessamine, Peter

“…BACKGROUND: Robinsoniella peoriensis is an anaerobic gram-positive bacilli first isolated from swine manure in 2003 but has since been associated with human…”
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WITHDRAWN: A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis by Yeung, Eugene Y.H., Desjardins, Marc, Jessamine, Peter G., Sant, Nadia

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Surveillance for Hospital Outbreaks of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000 by Daneman, Nick, Green, Karen A., Low, Donald E., Simor, Andrew E., Willey, Barbara, Schwartz, Benjamin, Toye, Baldwin, Jessamine, Peter, Tyrrell, Gregory J., Krajden, Sigmund, Ramage, Lee, Rose, David, Schertzberg, Ruth, Bragg, Delena, McGeer, Allison

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Direct mecA polymerase chain reaction testing of blood culture bottles growing Gram-positive cocci and the clinical potential in optimizing antibiotic therapy for staphylococcal bacteremia by Wang, Bing, Jessamine, Peter, Desjardins, Marc, Toye, Baldwin, Ramotar, Karam

“…Abstract This study evaluated the performance of direct mecA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from blood culture bottles growing Gram-positive cocci in clusters…”
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Disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed by peripheral blood film in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia by Xu, Zhaodong, German, Greg, Jessamine, Peter, Bormanis, Janis, Giulivi, Antonio, Padmore, Ruth

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Incidental post-partum isolation of Brucella melitensis in an asymptomatic woman by Deslandes, Vincent, Antonation, Kym, Jessamine, Peter, Toye, Baldwin, Cooper, Curtis, Patel, Samir

“…A 25-year-old Somali-born female was admitted to the hospital in active labour. Following post-partum hemorrhage, Brucella melitensis grew from a blood culture…”
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Noninvasive screening for genital chlamydial infections in asymptomatic men: Strategies and costs using a urine PCR assay by Peeling, R W, Toye, B, Jessamine, P, Gemmill, I

“…To evaluate cost saving strategies to screen for genital chlamydial infection in men using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology. Men with no urethral…”
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Surveillance for hospital outbreaks of invasive group a streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000 by DANEMAN, Nick, GREEN, Karen A, RAMAGE, Lee, ROSE, David, SCHERTZBERG, Ruth, BRAGG, Delena, MCGEER, Allison, LOW, Donald E, SIMOR, Andrew E, WILLEY, Barbara, SCHWARTZ, Benjamin, TOYE, Baldwin, JESSAMINE, Peter, TYRRELL, Gregory J, KRAJDEN, Sigmund

“…Streptococcus pyogenes can cause severe disease in the individual patient and dramatic hospital outbreaks. To describe the epidemiology of hospital outbreaks…”
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Disseminated histoplasmosis associated with acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by Rajput, Ashish, Bence‐Bruckler, Isabelle, Huebsch, Lothar, Jessamine, Peter, Toye, Baldwin, Padmore, Ruth

“…Key Clinical Message Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potentially life‐threatening clinical syndrome caused by uncontrolled activation of…”
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Chancroid and the role of genital ulcer disease in the spread of human retroviruses by Jessamine, P G, Ronald, A R

“…Chancroid is the most prevalent form of genital ulcer disease in developing countries and is undergoing a resurgence in industrialized countries. As a result…”
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Association between Antibody to the Chlamydial Heat-Shock Protein and Tubal Infertility by Toye, Baldwin, Laferrière, Craig, Claman, Paul, Jessamine, Peter, Peeling, Rosanna

“…To determine the prevalence of antibody to Chlamydia heat-shock protein 60 (C-hsp60) in women with tubal infertility, an ELISA using purified recombinant…”
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Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Three Canadian Tertiary-Care Centers by Suh, Kathryn, Toye, Baldwin, Jessamine, Peter, Chan, Francis, Ramotar, Karam

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