Search Results - "Remis, R. S."

Mother-to-Child Transmission of GB Virus C in a Cohort of Women Coinfected with GB Virus C and HIV in Bangkok, Thailand by Bhanich Supapol, W., Remis, R. S., Raboud, J., Millson, M., Tappero, J., Kaul, R., Kulkarni, P., McConnell, M. S., Mock, P. A., McNicholl, J. M., Vanprapar, N., Asavapiriyanont, S., Shaffer, N., Butera, S.

“…BackgroundGB virus C (GBV-C) is an apathogenic virus that inhibits human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication in vitro. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)…”
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The risks and benefits of accepting men who have had sex with men as blood donors by Germain, M., Remis, R.S., Delage, G.

“…BACKGROUND : It has been suggested that men who have had sex with men (MSM) should become eligible to donate blood if they recently abstained from male‐to‐male…”
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HIV and ethnicity in Canada: is the HIV risk-taking behaviour of young foreign-born MSM similar to Canadian born MSM? by George, C., Alary, M., Hogg, R. S., Otis, J., Remis, R. S, Mâsse, B., Turmel, B., Leclerc, R., Lavoie, R., Vincelette, J., Parent, R., Chan, K., Martindale, S., Miller, M. L., Craib, K. J. P., Schechter, M. T.

“…There is a dearth of information on the HIV risk-taking behaviour of foreign-born men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada. This study focused on identifying…”
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An outbreak of toxic encephalopathy caused by eating mussels contaminated with domoic acid by Perl, T.M, Bedard, L, Kosatsky, T, Hockin, J.C, Todd, E.C.D, Remis, R.S

“…In Canada in late 1987 there was an outbreak of an acute illness characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms and unusual neurologic abnormalities among persons…”
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Correlates of Unprotected Anal Sex at Last Sexual Episode: Analysis from a Surveillance Study of Men who have Sex with Men in Montreal by Lambert, G., Cox, J., Hottes, T. S., Tremblay, C., Frigault, L. R., Alary, M., Otis, J., Remis, R. S.

“…Recent increases in rates of unprotected anal sex (UAS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) signal the need to continually refine our understanding of…”
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Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers (FSWs) in Shanghai, China by REMIS, R. S., KANG, L., CALZAVARA, L., PAN, Q., LIU, J., MYERS, T., REN, J., TANG, X.

“…In 2009, we examined HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 750 female sex workers (FSWs) in Shanghai using a cross-sectional survey. Participants…”
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Association of hepatitis B virus infection with other sexually transmitted infections in homosexual men by REMIS, Robert S, DUFOUR, Annie, ALARY, Michel, VINCELETTE, Jean, OTIS, Joanne, MASSE, Benoit, TURMEL, Bruno, LECLERC, Roger, PARENT, Raymond, LAVOIE, René

“…This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among men who have sex with men. In Montreal, men who have…”
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Trends in HIV-1 in young adults in south India from 2000 to 2004: a prevalence study by Kumar, Rajesh, Jha, Prabhat, Arora, Paul, Mony, Prem, Bhatia, Prakash, Millson, Peggy, Dhingra, Neeraj, Bhattacharya, Madhulekha, Remis, Robert S, Nagelkerke, Nico

“…Major increases in HIV-1 prevalence in India have been predicted. Incident infections need to be tracked to understand the epidemic's course, especially in…”
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Laboratory investigation of hemorrhagic colitis outbreaks associated with a rare Escherichia coli serotype by Wells, J G, Davis, B R, Wachsmuth, I K, Riley, L W, Remis, R S, Sokolow, R, Morris, G K

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Risk of HIV infection from blood transfusion in Montreal by Remis, R S, Delage, G, Palmer, R W

“…To determine the incidence (including associated donor characteristics and time trends) of HIV infection among repeat blood donors and to estimate the risk of…”
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Incidence of tuberculosis among reported AIDS cases in Quebec from 1979 to 1996 by Brassard, P, Remis, R S

“…The impact of HIV infection on tuberculosis (TB) rates in Quebec has not been fully established. Because concurrent HIV infection is the single most important…”
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Correlates of risky behaviors among young and older men having sexual relations with men in Montréal, Québec, Canada by DUFOUR, A, ALARY, M, VINCELETTE, J, OTIS, J, NOËL, R, REMIS, R. S, MASSE, B, PARENT, R, TURMEL, B, LAVOIE, R, LECLERC, R

“…To assess characteristics associated with 1) age and 2) recent unprotected anal sex with casual partners among men having sexual relations with men (MSM)…”
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Migration and HIV: an epidemiological study of Montrealers of Haitian origin by Adrien, A, Leaune, V, Remis, R S, Boivin, J F, Rud, E, Duperval, R, Noël, G E

“…We aimed to determine the prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors among Montrealers of Haitian origin. We carried out a voluntary, anonymous…”
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HIV infection and risk behaviours in young gay and bisexual men by Remis, R S, Alary, M, Otis, J

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Access to prenatal HIV testing by Remis, R S, Patrick, D M

“…A third potential obstacle to universal prenatal HIV testing is the perception that HIV infection is limited to those at high risk. The epidemiology of HIV…”
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Increases in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men undergoing repeat diagnostic HIV testing in Ontario, Canada by CALZAVARA, Liviana, BURCHELL, Ann N, MAJOR, Carol, REMIS, Robert S, COREY, Paul, MYERS, Ted, MILLSON, Peggy, WALLACE, Evelyn

“…To estimate HIV incidence density for different exposure categories among people undergoing repeat testing in Ontario, Canada. Persons using voluntary,…”
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Identifying unidentified recipients of HIV-infected blood by Remis, R S, Gill, M J

“…In 1994 the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC), Health Canada, commissioned one of us (R.S.R.) and a co-investigator to characterize the epidemiology…”
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Risk Behaviours and HIV Infection Among Men Having Sexual Relations with Men: Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Omega Cohort Study, Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Dufour, Annie, Alary, Michel, Otis, Joanne, Remis, Robert S., Mâsse, Benoît, Turmel, Bruno, Vincelette, Jean, Parent, Raymond, Lavoie, René, LeClerc, Roger

“…Objective: To describe characteristics of men having sex with men (MSM) participating in the Omega Cohort, to describe HIV-positive participants at baseline…”
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Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infection: prevalence and determinants among women presenting for routine gynecologic examination by Massé, R, Laperrière, H, Rousseau, H, Lefebvre, J, Remis, R S

“…To determine the prevalence of and risk indicators for Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infection among women presenting for a periodic medical examination…”
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Risk factors for urinary tract infection by Remis, R S, Gurwith, M J, Gurwith, D, Hargrett-Bean, N T, Layde, P M

“…The authors carried out a case-control study in 1982-1983 to investigate the possible influence of behavioral factors on the risk of urinary tract infection…”
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