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Risk factors for SARS transmission from patients requiring intubation: a multicentre investigation in Toronto, Canada by Raboud, Janet, Shigayeva, Altynay, McGeer, Allison, Bontovics, Erika, Chapman, Martin, Gravel, Denise, Henry, Bonnie, Lapinsky, Stephen, Loeb, Mark, McDonald, L Clifford, Ofner, Marianna, Paton, Shirley, Reynolds, Donna, Scales, Damon, Shen, Sandy, Simor, Andrew, Stewart, Thomas, Vearncombe, Mary, Zoutman, Dick, Green, Karen

“…In the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak, SARS-CoV was transmitted in hospitals despite adherence to infection control procedures. Considerable controversy resulted…”
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Are health care workers protected? An observational study of selection and removal of personal protective equipment in Canadian acute care hospitals by Mitchell, Robyn, MHSc, Roth, Virginia, MD, Gravel, Denise, MSc, Astrakianakis, George, PhD, Bryce, Elizabeth, MD, Forgie, Sarah, MD, Johnston, Lynn, MD, Taylor, Geoffrey, MD, Vearncombe, Mary, MD

“…Background The proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers (HCWs) is vital in preventing the spread of infection and has…”
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Patient- and hospital-level predictors of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia in Ontario, Canada by Johnstone, Jennie, Chen, Cynthia, Rosella, Laura, Adomako, Kwaku, Policarpio, Michelle E., Lam, Freda, Prematunge, Chatura, Garber, Gary, Evans, Gerald A., Gardam, Michael, Hota, Susy, John, Michael, Katz, Kevin, Lemieux, Camille, McGeer, Allison, Mertz, Dominik, Muller, Matthew P., Roth, Virginia, Suh, Kathryn N., Vearncombe, Mary

“…•Forty percent of patients with VRE bacteremia died within 30 days.•Patients with a bone marrow transplant, solid organ transplant, cancer, or who are admitted…”
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Detection of Airborne Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and Environmental Contamination in SARS Outbreak Units by Booth, Timothy F., Kournikakis, Bill, Bastien, Nathalie, Ho, Jim, Kobasa, Darwyn, Stadnyk, Laurie, Li, Yan, Spence, Mel, Paton, Shirley, Henry, Bonnie, Mederski, Barbara, White, Diane, Low, Donald E., McGeer, Allison, Simor, Andrew, Vearncombe, Mary, Downey, James, Jamieson, Frances B., Tang, Patrick, Plummer, Frank

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is characterized by a risk of nosocomial transmission; however, the risk of airborne transmission of SARS is unknown…”
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Impact of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on Canadian health care workers: A survey on vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal protective equipment by Mitchell, Robyn, MHSc, Ogunremi, Toju, MSc, Astrakianakis, George, PhD, Bryce, Elizabeth, MD, Gervais, Robert, MD, Gravel, Denise, BScN, MSc, Johnston, Lynn, MD, Leduc, Stéphanie, BA, Roth, Virginia, MD, Taylor, Geoffrey, MD, Vearncombe, Mary, MD, Weir, Christine, BScN, MSc

“…Background Data are limited on the impact of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic on health care worker (HCW) vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal…”
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Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in contacts of patients newly identified as colonized or infected with MRSA in the immediate postexposure and postdischarge periods by Williams, Victoria R., MPH, CIC, Callery, Sandra, RN, MHSc, CIC, Vearncombe, Mary, MD, FRCPC, Simor, Andrew E., MD, FRCPC

“…Highlights • The proportion of contacts with follow-up screening positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is small. • The positivity rate for…”
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The role of colonization pressure in nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Williams, Victoria R., BSc, BASc, CIC, Callery, Sandra, RN, MHSc, CIC, Vearncombe, Mary, MD, FRCPC, Simor, Andrew E., MD, FRCPC

“…Background Colonized or infected patients are a major reservoir for patient-to-patient transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in…”
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Indwelling urinary catheter surveillance using a Task-oriented nurse acuity system by Leis, Jerome A., MD, MSc, Corpus, Carla, CIC, Catt, Barbara, CIC, Jinnah, Fatema, CIC, Edgar, Bronwen, CIC, Wong, Brian M., MD, Callery, Sandra, RN, MHSc, CIC, Simor, Andrew E., MD, Vearncombe, Mary, MD

“…The task-oriented nurse acuity system (TONAS) has long been used to calculate nursing care needs on hospital patient units, and include nursing documentation…”
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Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium, MRSA Select, for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Louie, Lisa, Soares, Deirdre, Meaney, Helen, Vearncombe, Mary, Simor, Andrew E

“…We compared MRSA Select to mannitol-salt agar with 8 μg/ml cefoxitin for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 6,199…”
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Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection during an outbreak in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery by Tadros, Manal A., MBBS, PhD, Williams, Victoria R., BSc, BASc, MPH, CIC, Plourde, Suzanne, RN, BScN, MPH, Callery, Sandra, RN, MHSc, CIC, Simor, Andrew E., MD, FRCPC, Vearncombe, Mary, MD, FRCPC

“…Background This study examined the epidemiology of an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus s urgical site infections (SSI) after cardiovascular surgery, and…”
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A Caenorhabditis elegans host model correlates with invasive disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus recovered during an outbreak in neonatal intensive care by Wu, Kaiyu, Simor, Andrew E, Vearncombe, Mary, McClure, Jo-Ann, Zhang, Kunyan

“…Caenorhabditis elegans has previously been used as a host model to determine the virulence of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. In…”
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AMMI Canada position paper: 2012 Mandatory influenza immunization of health care workers by Bryce, Elizabeth, Embree, Joanne, Evans, Gerald, Johnston, Lynn, Katz, Kevin, McGeer, Allison, Moore, Dorothy, Roth, Virginia, Simor, Andrew, Suh, Kathryn, Vearncombe, Mary

“…Erratum to “AMMI Canada Position Paper: 2012 Mandatory Influenza Immunization of Health Care Workers” dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/765639…”
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Elimination of Screening Urine Cultures Prior to Elective Joint Arthroplasty by Lamb, Michael J., Baillie, Laura, Pajak, Dariusz, Flynn, Jan, Bansal, Vikas, Simor, Andrew, Vearncombe, Mary, Walker, Sandra A. N., Clark, Susan, Gollish, Jeffrey, Leis, Jerome A.

“…Discontinuing routine processing of screening urine cultures prior to elective joint arthroplasty resulted in substantial reduction in urine cultures ordered…”
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Standardisation of perioperative urinary catheter use to reduce postsurgical urinary tract infection: an interrupted time series study by Sadeghi, Mahsa, Leis, Jerome A, Laflamme, Claude, Sparkes, Darrel, Ditrani, Wendy, Watamaniuk, Aaron, Taggar, Ru, Jinnah, Fatema, Avaness, Melisa, Vearncombe, Mary, Nathens, Avery B

“…Prevention of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) has been the focus of a national effort, yet appropriate indications for insertion and…”
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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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Medical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal by Nurses on General Medical Wards by Leis, Jerome A, Corpus, Carla, Rahmani, Armin, Catt, Barbara, Wong, Brian M, Callery, Sandra, Vearncombe, Mary

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Periprosthetic Infection following Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The Impact of Limiting the Postoperative Surveillance Period by Roth, Virginia R, Mitchell, Robyn, Vachon, Julie, Alexandre, Stéphanie, Amaratunga, Kanchana, Smith, Stephanie, Vearncombe, Mary, Davis, Ian, Mertz, Dominik, Henderson, Elizabeth, John, Michael, Johnston, Lynn, Lemieux, Camille, Pelude, Linda, Gravel, Denise

“…BACKGROUND Hip and knee arthroplasty infections are associated with considerable healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period…”
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Trends in health care-associated infections in acute care hospitals in Canada: an analysis of repeated point-prevalence surveys by Mitchell, Robyn, Taylor, Geoffrey, Rudnick, Wallis, Alexandre, Stephanie, Bush, Kathryn, Forrester, Leslie, Frenette, Charles, Granfield, Bonny, Gravel-Tropper, Denise, Happe, Jennifer, John, Michael, Lavallee, Christian, McGeer, Allison, Mertz, Dominik, Pelude, Linda, Science, Michelle, Simor, Andrew, Smith, Stephanie, Suh, Kathryn N, Vayalumkal, Joseph, Wong, Alice, Amaratunga, Kanchana

“…Health care-associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care…”
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Health Care-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults Admitted to Acute Care Hospitals in Canada: A Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program Study by Gravel, Denise, Miller, Mark, Simor, Andrew, Taylor, Geoffrey, Gardam, Michael, McGeer, Allison, Hutchinson, James, Moore, Dorothy, Kelly, Sharon, Boyd, David, Mulvey, Michael

“…Background. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most frequent cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea in industrialized countries. The…”
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Leukocyte Counts and Colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum in Preterm Neonates by Ohlsson, Arne, Wang, Elaine, Vearncombe, Mary

“…In this paper we review the literature, present previously unpublished case reports for a pair of twins, and provide data from two prospective cohort studies…”
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