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The Golden Grapes of Wrath – Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Clinical Review by Lam, John C., Stokes, William

“…Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is common and associated with fatality rates approximating 25%. We provide a brief overview of S. aureus bacteremia from a…”
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Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gratitude Intervention by Cheng, Sheung-Tak, Tsui, Pui Ki, Lam, John H. M.

“…Objective: Chronic occupational stress is common among health care practitioners, with potential impacts on personal mental health and staff turnover. This…”
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Ten Clinical Pearls in Microbiology: How Effective Collaboration Optimizes Patient Care by Lam, John C., Bourassa-Blanchette, Samuel

“…Medical microbiology laboratories play an essential role in patient care—appertaining to infectious diseases diagnostics and treatment, infection prevention,…”
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How I manage bacterial prostatitis by Lam, John C, Lang, Raynell, Stokes, William

“…Bacterial prostatitis is a highly prevalent infection responsible for significant morbidity among men. The diagnosis and treatment for bacterial prostatitis…”
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Acute and Chronic Prostatitis by Lam, John C, Stokes, William

“…Prostatitis is a common clinical syndrome classified into four categories: acute bacterial, chronic bacterial, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain…”
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Management of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: Contemporary Strategies and Challenges by Lam, John C., Stokes, William

“…Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) are a suppurative infection of the hepatic parenchyma responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. PLAs are categorized…”
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Cutaneous mucormycosis shortly after renal transplantation by Lam, John C, Gray, Hannah K

“…A 66-year-old man with hypertensive nephrosclerosis and no history of diabetes underwent renal transplantation and was given antithymocyte globulin induction…”
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A High Power Factor, Electrolytic Capacitor-Less AC-Input LED Driver Topology With High Frequency Pulsating Output Current by Lam, John C. W., Jain, Praveen K.

“…Light emitting diode (LED) lamps with ac-input (50 or 60 Hz) usually require an electrolytic capacitor as the dc-link capacitor in the driver circuit to: 1)…”
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Infections liées aux points d’accès chez les malades sous dialyse by Lam, John C., Kamar, Fareed B.

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Access site-related infections in patients receiving dialysis by Lam, John C, Kamar, Fareed B

“…Infection is the leading cause of hospital admission and second most common cause of death in patients receiving dialysis Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis…”
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Mental and Physical Activities Delay Cognitive Decline in Older Persons with Dementia by Cheng, Sheung-Tak, Ph.D, Chow, Pizza K., M.Sc, Song, You-Qiang, Ph.D, Yu, Edwin C.S., M.H., F.H.K.A.M. (Psych.), Chan, Alfred C.M., Ph.D, Lee, Tatia M.C., Ph.D, Lam, John H.M., M.Sc

“…Objectives To examine the effects of cognitive stimulation (mahjong) and physical exercise (tai chi [TC]) on cognitive performance in persons with dementia…”
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Case Report: Bartonella quintana Endocarditis Outside of the Europe-African Gradient: Comprehensive Review of Cases within North America by Lam, John C, Fonseca, Kevin, Pabbaraju, Kanti, Meatherall, Bonnie L

“…Clinical syndromes associated with infection can be insidious and difficult to diagnose for multiple reasons. Clinically, can manifest as asymptomatic…”
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Getting to the Root of Dental Pain-a Hard Palate Ulcer by Preston, Raslyn C, Caldera, J R, Gray, Hannah K, Lam, John C

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Polymerase chain reaction negative cryptococcal meningitis by O'Meara, Kyle T., Chan, June L., Ceron, Stacey, Lam, John C.

“…A 61-year-old male with subacute headache was found to have cryptococcal meningitis despite a negative BioFire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis panel. This…”
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A High-Power-Factor Single-Stage Single-Switch Electronic Ballast for Compact Fluorescent Lamps by Lam, John C W, Jain, Praveen K

“…A very high power factor electronic ballast that uses a single switch in the power circuit is proposed in this paper for compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The…”
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Thinking critically in the moment? The relationship between mindfulness and critical thinking dispositions among pre-service teachers by Chen, Ming, Lam, John H. M., Cheung, Rebecca Y. M.

“…The present study examined the association between pre-service teachers' mindfulness and critical thinking dispositions, as indexed by engagement, cognitive…”
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A Practical Approach to Diagnosis of B-Cell Lymphomas With Diffuse Large Cell Morphology by King, Joy F, Lam, John T

“…Large B-cell lymphomas represent the most common non-Hodgkin lymphomas and often present as extranodal masses with advanced stage similar to metastatic tumors…”
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Epidemiology and risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess in the Calgary Health Zone revisited: a population-based study by Losie, Jennifer A, Lam, John C, Gregson, Daniel B, Parkins, Michael D

“…Abstract Background Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), although uncommon in North America, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We sought to…”
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Incidence, susceptibility and outcomes of candidemia in adults living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2010-2018) by Bourassa-Blanchette, Samuel, Biesheuvel, Marit M, Lam, John C, Kipp, Alexander, Church, Deirdre, Carson, Julie, Dalton, Bruce, Parkins, Michael D, Barkema, Herman W, Gregson, Daniel B

“…Candidemia is increasing in frequency and is associated with high mortality. We sought to determine the burden of illness, the population it affects and its…”
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A Single-Switch Valley-Fill Power-Factor-Corrected Electronic Ballast for Compact Fluorescent Lightings With Improved Lamp Current Crest Factor by Lam, John C. W., Shangzhi Pan, Jain, Praveen K.

“…Although compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have been on the market for a long time, many of them do not achieve the same power factor as the incandescent lamps…”
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