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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 ...
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. ...
Etiology of Cervicitis and Treatment with Minocycline
(1993-1-1)
Objective: To evaluate the etiology of cervicitis using the recommended Canadian definition, and to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of seven days of minocycline treatment, 100 versus 200 mg at bedtime.Design: ...
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Imipenem-Cilastatin Versus Clindamycin/Tobramycin in the Treatmentof Intra-Abdominal and Pelvic Infections
(1993-1-1)
Objective: A Canadian multicentre clinical trial in the treatment of intra-abdominal and pelvic infections to compare the efficacy and safety of monotherapy using imipenem-cilastatin (imipenem) (500 mg intravenously every ...
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 ...
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 ...
Enterococcal Bacteremia in a Tertiary Care Centre in Winnipeg
(1999-1-1)
OBJECTIVE: To review experience with enterococcal bacteremia before the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus at a tertiary care teaching hospital.DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of episodes of enterococcal ...