Browsing Rady Faculty of Health Sciences by Issue Date
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Improving Surveillance of the Impact of Influenza and Its Prevention in Canada
(1993-1-1)The organization of Canada’s provincial health care systems and the administrative databases that sustain them provide physicians, epidemiologists and public health officials with unique opportunities to improve surveillance ... -
Cefcanel Daloxate versus Penicillin in Acute Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis
(1994-1-1)Objective: To determine the efficacy, safety and tolerance of cefcanel daloxate and phenoxymethylpenicillin (PcV) in the treatment of acute pharyngotonsillitis caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci group A (bhsga).Patients ... -
Polymerase Chain Reaction Text
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Molecular Epidemiology of Legionella pneumophila Infection at a Canadian Tertiary Care Institution
(1994-1-1)Objective: To characterize the molecular epidemiology of Legionella species infection at one Canadian tertiary care centre.Design: Twenty-eight clinical isolates and 12 environmental isolates obtained over a six-year period ... -
Bacteremia in a Long Term Care Facility
(1994-1-1)Episodes of bacteremia identified in a long term care facility over a seven and a half-year period from July 1984 to December 1991 were reviewed. Twenty-nine episodes of bacteremia were identified, a rate of 4.35/100,000 ... -
High Probability Ventilation-Perfusion Scan in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
(1995-1-1)The perfusion lung scan is a valuable noninvasive tool in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension of undetermined cause and for the exclusion of occult large-vessel pulmonary thromboembolism. ... -
Teleauscultation: Bringing You to the Bedside
(1995-1-1)A custom-made device was used for the acquisition, digitization, compression, storage and telephone transmission of respiratory sounds and airflow data. Acoustical information from two patients at a small community in rural ... -
The Lung Health Study
(1995-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To determine whether smoking intervention and use of an inhaled bronchodilator can slow the rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) in smokers with mild obstructive pulmonary disease.DESIGN: ... -
Low Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Colonization with Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in High Risk Units in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre
(1996-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among patients receiving care in high risk units in a Canadian tertiary care centre.DESIGN: Prevalence study over a four-month period in 1995 with ... -
Evaluation of Routine Enteric Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients: A Canadian Perspective
(1996-1-1)Diarrhea is a frequently encountered problem in hospitalized patients. Since nosocomial spread of routine enteric pathogens such as Salmonella species, Shigella species, Campylobacter species and Escherichia coli O:157 H:7 ... -
Public Knowledge about Hepatitis B-Related Issues in Korea
(1996-1-1)Hepatitis B infection is endemic in many parts of the world, including Korea. Basic knowledge of the hepatitis B virus by the public is a prerequisite for the development of a successful vaccination program. A survey was ... -
Antibody Response in Seropositive Multiple Sclerosis Patients Vaccinated with Attenuated Live Varicella Zoster Virus
(1996-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and effectiveness of live attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine (OKA/Merck) on 50 patients with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), based on the hypothesis that VZV ... -
Antituberculous Drug Resistance in Western Canada (1993 to 1994)
(1997-1-1)OBJECTIVES: To estimate the magnitude of antituberculous drug resistance and identify prospectively the risk factors for its development in tuberculosis (TB) patients in western Canada over a one-year period.DESIGN: ... -
Ciprofloxacin or Imipenem Use Correlates with Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(1998-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between ciprofloxacin or imipenem use and antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.METHODS: A retrospective review of monthly antimicrobial susceptibility reports for ... -
Imipenem and Meropenem: Comparison of In Vitro Activity, Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Trials and Adverse Effects
(1998-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To compare and contrast imipenem and meropenem in terms of in vitro activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy and adverse effects.DATA SELECTION: MEDLINE search from 1975 to 1997 and follow-up of references.DATA ... -
Pain Research and Treatment in the Gerontological Context: A Discussion of the Issues
(1998-1-1)An appreciation of the context in which gerontological health care occurs is crucial to the successful and ethical collection, interpretation and utilization of data on the pain experiences of elderly people. Important ... -
Right-Sided Endocarditis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: First Reported Case
(1998-1-1)Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative organism first identified in 1988. It is often incorrectly identified as Staphylococcus aureus, and has been isolated as the etiological agent in over 20 cases of left-sided ... -
Comparison of Salivary and Serum Enzyme Immunoassays for the Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection
(1998-1-1)Infection with Helicobacter pylori has been established as an important risk factor for the development of peptic ulcer disease, gastritis and gastric cancer. The diagnosis of H pylori infection can be established by ... -
Mycotic Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysms in an Intravenous Drug User
(1998-1-1)A case of mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) in an intravenous drug user in whom resolution occurred with conservative therapy is described. The natural history of PAA is not well described in the literature. Although ...