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Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Saliva for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by Jamal, Alainna J, Mozafarihashjin, Mohammad, Coomes, Eric, Powis, Jeff, Li, Angel X, Paterson, Aimee, Anceva-Sami, Sofia, Barati, Shiva, Crowl, Gloria, Faheem, Amna, Farooqi, Lubna, Khan, Saman, Prost, Karren, Poutanen, Susan, Taylor, Maureen, Yip, Lily, Zhong, Xi Zoe, McGeer, Allison J, Mubareka, Samira

“…Abstract We enrolled 91 consecutive inpatients with COVID-19 at 6 hospitals in Toronto, Canada, and tested 1 nasopharyngeal swab/saliva sample pair from each…”
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Antiviral Therapy and Outcomes of Influenza Requiring Hospitalization in Ontario, Canada by McGeer, Allison, Green, Karen A., Plevneshi, Agron, Shigayeva, Altynay, Siddiqi, Nilofar, Raboud, Janet, Low, Donald E.

“…Background.We conducted a prospective cohort study to assess the impact of antiviral therapy on outcomes of patients hospitalized with influenza in southern…”
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Prevalence of vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium (VVE) among vanA-positive sterile site isolates and patient factors associated with VVE bacteremia by Kohler, Philipp, Eshaghi, Alireza, Kim, Hyunjin C, Plevneshi, Agron, Green, Karen, Willey, Barbara M, McGeer, Allison, Patel, Samir N

“…Vancomycin-variable enterococci (VVE) are vanA-positive, vancomycin-susceptible enterococci with the ability to revert to a vancomycin-resistant phenotype on…”
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Pneumococcal vaccination programs and the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in Ontario, Canada, 1995–2011 by Rudnick, Wallis, Liu, Zhong, Shigayeva, Altynay, Low, Donald E, Green, Karen, Plevneshi, Agron, Devlin, Roslyn, Downey, James, Katz, Kevin, Kitai, Ian, Krajden, Sigmund, Ostrowska, Krystyna, Richardson, David, Richardson, Susan, Sarabia, Alicia, Silverman, Michael, Simor, Andrew E, Tyrrell, Gregory, McGeer, Allison

“…Highlights • Routine pediatric PCV7 vaccination did not reduce in the incidence of IPD in adults in Toronto. • Use of PCV7 at 1 dose per child in the birth…”
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Population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease in homeless adults in Toronto by Plevneshi, Agron, Svoboda, Tomislav, Armstrong, Irene, Tyrrell, Gregory J, Miranda, Anna, Green, Karen, Low, Donald, McGeer, Allison

“…Identification of high-risk populations for serious infection due to S. pneumoniae will permit appropriately targeted prevention programs. We conducted…”
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295. Is Herd Immunity from Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Changing the Clinical Features of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults? by McGeer, Allison, Plevneshi, Agron, Hassan, Kazi

“…Abstract Background Numerous factors that affect the presentation and severity of pneumococcal disease. Several studies in the pre-PCV era demonstrated that…”
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Immunocompromised Persons: Implications for Vaccination Programs by Shigayeva, Altynay, Rudnick, Wallis, Green, Karen, Chen, Danny K., Demczuk, Walter, Gold, Wayne L., Johnstone, Jennie, Kitai, Ian, Krajden, Sigmund, Lovinsky, Reena, Muller, Matthew, Powis, Jeff, Rau, Neil, Walmsley, Sharon, Tyrrell, Gregory, Bitnun, Ari, McGeer, Allison

“…Background. In 2012/2013, a single dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was recommended for immunocompromised adults in the United States…”
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Prevalence of vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium by Kohler, Philipp, Eshaghi, Alireza, Kim, Hyunjin C, Plevneshi, Agron, Green, Karen, Willey, Barbara M, McGeer, Allison, Patel, Samir N

“…Vancomycin-variable enterococci (VVE) are vanA-positive, vancomycin-susceptible enterococci with the ability to revert to a vancomycin-resistant phenotype on…”
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2606. Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults with and without underlying lung disease in Ontario, Canada by Zhong, Zoe, Shigayeva, Altynay, Plevneshi, Agron, Martin, Irene, Demczuk, Walter, Kus, Julianne, Baqi, Mahin, Chen, Danny, Gold, Wayne, Lovinsky, Reena, Rau, Neil, Richardson, David, McGeer, Allison

“…Abstract Background The advent of enhanced conjugate pneumococcal vaccines for adults has created a need to assess the burden of pneumococcal disease in…”
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Dissemination of Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase among clinical and environmental Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Ontario, Canada by Kohler, Philipp, Tijet, Nathalie, Kim, Hyunjin C., Johnstone, Jennie, Edge, Tom, Patel, Samir N., Seah, Christine, Willey, Barbara, Coleman, Brenda, Green, Karen, Armstrong, Irene, Katz, Kevin, Muller, Matthew P., Powis, Jeff, Poutanen, Susan M., Richardson, David, Sarabia, Alicia, Simor, Andrew, McGeer, Allison, Melano, Roberto G.

“…Surveillance data from Southern Ontario show that a majority of Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase (VIM)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are locally…”
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Previous Antibiotic Exposure and Antimicrobial Resistance in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Results From Prospective Surveillance by Kuster, Stefan P., Rudnick, Wallis, Shigayeva, Altynay, Green, Karen, Baqi, Mahin, Gold, Wayne L., Lovinsky, Reena, Muller, Matthew P., Powis, Jeff E., Rau, Neil, Simor, Andrew E., Walmsley, Sharon L., Low, Donald E., McGeer, Allison

“…Background. Estimating the risk of antibiotic resistance is important in selecting empiric antibiotics. We asked how the timing, number of courses, and…”
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Burden of Severe Illness Associated With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in Adults Aged 50-64 Years, 2010-2011 to 2016-2017 by Kim, Philip, Coleman, Brenda, Kwong, Jeffrey C, Plevneshi, Agron, Hassan, Kazi, Green, Karen, McNeil, Shelly A, Armstrong, Irene, Gold, Wayne L, Gubbay, Jonathan, Katz, Kevin, Kuster, Stefan P, Lovinsky, Reena, Matukas, Larissa, Ostrowska, Krystyna, Richardson, David, McGeer, Allison

“…Understanding the burden of influenza is necessary to optimize recommendations for influenza vaccination. We describe the epidemiology of severe influenza in…”
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2401. Risk Factors for Antimicrobial Resistance in Invasive Pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Toronto, Canada, 2012–2017 by Fear, Thomas, Green, Karen, Plevneshi, Agron, Li, Jeff, Rudnick, Wallis, Nayani, Sarah, McGeer, Allison

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1426. Impact of Routine Pediatric PCV13 on the Incidence and Severity of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults in Ontario, Canada by Nayani, Sarah, Green, Karen, Han, Hedan, Li, Jeff, Plevneshi, Agron, Rudnick, Wallis, McGeer, Allison

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1309. Incidence and Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease due to Serotype 3 in South-Central Ontario by McGeer, Allison, Plevneshi, Agron, Hassan, Kazi, Gold, Wayne, Matukas, Larissa, Mazzulli, Tony, Richardson, David, Lovinsky, Reena, Martin, Irene, Katz, Kevin, Baqi, Mahin, Walmsley, Sharon, Vermeiren, Christie, Shigayeva, Altynay, Zhong, Zoe

“…Abstract Background In our population, the most common serotype (ST) of S. pneumoniae causing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is now ST 3. We undertook an…”
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Factors Associated With 30-Day Mortality Rate in Respiratory Infections Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae by Cheng, Matthew P, Bogoch, Isaac I, Green, Karen, Plevneshi, Agron, Rudnick, Wallis, Shigayeva, Altynay, McGeer, Allison, Lee, Todd C

“…In multivariable analysis of associations between initial antibiotic therapy and clinical outcomes in 5005 patients with microbiologically confirmed…”
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Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease due to Conjugate Vaccine Serotypes in Toronto, Canada After Introduction of a Routine Pediatric PCV13 Program by Mcgeer, Allison, Green, Karen, Plevneshi, Agron, Rudnick, Wallis, Pong-Porter, Sylvia, Li, Jeff, Desai, Shalini

“…Abstract Background In Ontario a publicly funded PCV7 infant program (3 + 1 schedule), was introduced in 1/2005, PCV10 in 10/2009 and PCV13 in 11/2010 (2 + 1…”
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Association of serotype with respiratory presentations of pneumococcal infection, Ontario, Canada, 2003–2011 by Shigayeva, Altynay, Rudnick, Wallis, Green, Karen, Tyrrell, Gregory, Demczuk, Walter H.B, Gold, Wayne L, Gubbay, Jonathan, Jamieson, Frances, Plevneshi, Agron, Pong-Porter, Sylvia, Richardson, Susan, McGeer, Allison

“…Abstract Background Pneumococcal disease burden is difficult to quantify due to limited data regarding non-bacteremic disease. We assessed serotype-specific…”
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Seroepidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Patients With Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Toronto, Canada by Rudnick, Wallis, McGeer, Allison, Green, Karen, Li, Jeff, Pong-Porter, Sylvia, Plevneshi, Agron, Kwong, Jeffrey C.

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in Children and Adults Following Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: Data From Population Based Surveillance 2001–2015 by McGeer, Allison, Rudnick, Wallis, Green, Karen, Li, Jeff, Pong-Porter, Sylvia, Plevneshi, Agron

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