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Reconsidering contact precautions for endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus by Morgan, Daniel J, Murthy, Rekha, Munoz-Price, L Silvia, Barnden, Marsha, Camins, Bernard C, Johnston, B Lynn, Rubin, Zachary, Sullivan, Kaede V, Shane, Andi L, Dellinger, E Patchen, Rupp, Mark E, Bearman, Gonzalo

“…Whether contact precautions (CP) are required to control the endemic transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant…”
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Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area by Munoz-Price, L Silvia, Bowdle, Andrew, Johnston, B Lynn, Bearman, Gonzalo, Camins, Bernard C, Dellinger, E Patchen, Geisz-Everson, Marjorie A, Holzmann-Pazgal, Galit, Murthy, Rekha, Pegues, David, Prielipp, Richard C, Rubin, Zachary A, Schaffzin, Joshua, Yokoe, Deborah, Birnbach, David J

“…Studies have reported problematic practices by anesthesia providers, including use of multiple-dose vials for >1 patient, <100% use of gloves for airway…”
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Corrigendum to "Rare but Not so Rare? The Evolving Spectrum of Whipple's Disease" by Conly, John M, Johnston, B Lynn

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2001/547516.]…”
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High Seroprevalence of Jamestown Canyon Virus among Deer and Humans, Nova Scotia, Canada by Patriquin, Glenn, Drebot, Michael, Cole, Teri, Lindsay, Robbin, Schleihauf, Emily, Johnston, B Lynn, Dimitrova, Kristina, Traykova-Andonova, Maya, Mask, Angela, Haldane, David, Hatchette, Todd F

“…Using residual serum samples from Nova Scotia, Canada, we found that 87.8% of tested deer and an estimated 20.6% of the human population were infected with…”
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Epidemiology of Lyme Disease, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2002-2013 by Hatchette, Todd F, Johnston, B Lynn, Schleihauf, Emily, Mask, Angela, Haldane, David, Drebot, Michael, Baikie, Maureen, Cole, Teri J, Fleming, Sarah, Gould, Richard, Lindsay, Robbin

“…Ixodes scapularis ticks, which transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (LD), are endemic to at least 6 regions of Nova Scotia,…”
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The Importance of Continued Quality Improvement Efforts in Monitoring Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates: A Cardiac Surgery Experience by Mocanu, Valentin, BS, Buth, Karen J., MS, Johnston, Lynn B., MD, Davis, Ian, MD, Hirsch, Gregory M., MD, Légaré, Jean-Francois, MD

“…Background Hospital-acquired infections have been suggested to affect patients’ outcomes and raise health care costs. However, research regarding the change in…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenzaa by Uyeki, Timothy M, Bernstein, Henry H, Bradley, John S, Englund, Janet A, File, Thomas M, Fry, Alicia M, Gravenstein, Stefan, Hayden, Frederick G, Harper, Scott A, Hirshon, Jon Mark, Ison, Michael G, Johnston, B Lynn, Knight, Shandra L, McGeer, Allison, Riley, Laura E, Wolfe, Cameron R, Alexander, Paul E, Pavia, Andrew T

“…Abstract These clinical practice guidelines are an update of the guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in 2009, prior to…”
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Factors contributing to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a mixed medical-surgical unit in a Canadian acute-care hospital by McCallum, Megan K, Patriquin, Glenn, Davis, Ian R C, MacDonald, Tammy, Gaston, Daniel, LeBlanc, Jason J, Shabi, Yahya, Johnston, B Lynn

“…To identify preventable factors that contribute to the cross transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to patients in…”
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Frailty in People Aging With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection by Brothers, Thomas D., Kirkland, Susan, Guaraldi, Giovanni, Falutz, Julian, Theou, Olga, Johnston, B. Lynn, Rockwood, Kenneth

“…The increasing life spans of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reflect enormous treatment successes and present new challenges related to…”
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Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci in Canada: Results from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 1999‐2005 by Ofner‐Agostini, Marianna, Johnston, B. Lynn, Simor, Andrew E., Embil, John, Matlow, Anne, Mulvey, Michael, Ormiston, Debbie, Conly, John

“…Surveillance for vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) in sentinel Canadian hospitals has been conducted since 1999. From 1999 to 2005, the rate of VRE…”
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Reply to Greene: New SHEA expert guidance for infection prevention in the anesthesia work area needs improvement by Deloney, Valerie, Bowdle, Andrew, Birnbach, David J., Munoz-Price, L. Silvia, Prielipp, Richard C., Geisz-Everson, Marjorie A., Johnston, B. Lynn, Schaffzin, Joshua

“…[...]clinicians must always apply sound medical judgement to any guidance statement. [...]various clinical applications may influence the best infection…”
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A case of Pott's disease with epidural abscess and probable cerebral tuberculoma following Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for superficial bladder cancer by Josephson, Colin B, Al-Azri, Saleh, Smyth, Daniel J, Haase, David, Johnston, B Lynn

“…Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy is an accepted treatment for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Carcinoma in situ of the…”
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Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals by Banach, David B, Johnston, B Lynn, Al-Zubeidi, Duha, Bartlett, Allison H, Bleasdale, Susan Casey, Deloney, Valerie M, Enfield, Kyle B, Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A, Lowe, Christopher, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Popovich, Kyle J, Patel, Payal K, Ravin, Karen, Rowe, Theresa, Shenoy, Erica S, Stienecker, Roger, Tosh, Pritish K, Trivedi, Kavita K

“…AUTHORS In May 2016, SHEA members submitted online applications for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)/Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenzaa by Uyeki, Timothy M, Bernstein, Henry H, Bradley, John S, Englund, Janet A, File, Thomas M, Fry, Alicia M, Gravenstein, Stefan, Hayden, Frederick G, Harper, Scott A, Hirshon, Jon Mark, Ison, Michael G, Johnston, B Lynn, Knight, Shandra L, McGeer, Allison, Riley, Laura E, Wolfe, Cameron R, Alexander, Paul E, Pavia, Andrew T

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Mupirocin - Are we in danger of losing it? by Conly, John M, Johnston, B Lynn

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Hospital infection control strategies for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile by Johnston, B Lynn, Bryce, Elizabeth

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Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: Another patient safety bundle? by Johnston, B Lynn, Conly, John M

“…In a previous issue of The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology , we reviewed the ′Safer Healthcare Now!′ campaign′s focus on…”
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Coming full circle: From antibiotics to probiotics and prebiotics by Conly, John M, Johnston, Lynn B

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome: What have we learned two years later? by Johnston, Lynn B, Conly, John M

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The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired pathogen in Canada by Conly, John M, Johnston, B Lynne

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