SARS in Healthcare Facilities, Toronto and Taiwan (2007)
March Reports Of, L. Clifford Mcdonald, Andrew E. Simor, Ih-jen Su, Susan Maloney, Marianna Ofner, ...
smission of SARS. In addition, we offer conclusions based on an in-depth, retrospective analysis of the events as they unfolded in these two settings. High Risk for Transmission in Healthcare...
Risk Factors for Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents among Nursing Home Residents (2003)
Loeb, Mark B., Craven, Sharon, McGeer, Allison J., Simor, Andrew E., Bradley, Suzanne F., Low, Donald E., ...
The authors prospectively collected data on exposure to antimicrobial agents and susceptibility patterns among all clinical isolates of bacteria taken from 9,156 residents of 50 nursing homes in...
Loeb, Mark, Brazil, Kevin, Durand, Pierre, Gordon, Michael, Krueger, Paul, Lewis, David, ...
Abstract Background Infections pose a substantial burden to the health of older adults. In this report, we describe the proceedings of a workshop to formulate and prioritize research questions about...
The role of DNA amplification technology in the diagnosis of infectious diseases
Louie, Marie, Louie, Lisa, Simor, Andrew E.
Nucleic acid amplification and detection methods developed in the past decade are useful for the diagnosis and management of a variety of infectious diseases. The most widely used of these methods is...
Novel cases of blastomycosis acquired in Toronto, Ontario
Lester, Robert S., DeKoven, Joel G., Kane, Julius, Simor, Andrew E., Krajden, Sigmund, Summerbell, Richard C.
Blastomycosis, a potentially fatal fungal disease, is well known from defined areas of endemicity in Ontario, primarily in the northern part of the province. We present 2 unusual cases that appear to...
Simor, Andrew E., Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Bryce, Elizabeth, Green, Karen, McGeer, Allison, Mulvey, Michael, ...
Louie, Lisa, Simor, Andrew E., Louie, Marie, McGeer, Allison, Low, Donald E.
This study evaluated a PCR assay for detection of the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (speB) gene from tissue biopsy specimens of patients with necrotizing fasciitis. speB was detected in...
Amphotericin B in Lipid Emulsion: Stability, Compatibility, and In Vitro Antifungal Activity
Walker, Scott, Tailor, Sandra A. N., Lee, Mark, Louie, Lisa, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E.
Newer formulations of amphotericin B (AmB) complexed with liposomes or lipid suspensions have been developed. Preliminary studies have suggested that AmB in Intralipid (IL) may be as effective as,...
Evaluation of a Rapid PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis
Richardson, David C., Louie, Lisa, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E.
We compared the results of Gram staining and culture of cerebrospinal fluid to results obtained with a rapid PCR assay for the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in 281 cases of suspected...
Tang, Patrick, Louie, Marie, Richardson, Susan E., Smieja, Marek, Simor, Andrew E., Jamieson, Frances, ...
Mulvey, Michael R., Bryce, Elizabeth, Boyd, David, Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Christianson, Sara, Simor, Andrew E., ...
This report describes a study carried out to gain baseline information on the molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in...
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults
Poutanen, Susan M., Simor, Andrew E.
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea in adults. Illness may range from mild watery diarrhea to life-threatening colitis. An antecedent disruption of the normal...
Molecular Characterization of Cefoxitin-Resistant Escherichia coli from Canadian Hospitals
Mulvey, Michael R., Bryce, Elizabeth, Boyd, David A., Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Land, Allison M., Simor, Andrew E., ...
A study designed to gain baseline information on strains of Escherichia coli displaying resistance to cefoxitin in Canada is described. A total of 29,323 E. coli isolates were screened at 12...
Kaplan, Shannon, Marlowe, Elizabeth M., Hogan, James J., Doymaz, Mehmet, Bruckner, David A., Simor, Andrew E.
rRNA gene sequences were used for identification and target adequacy controls in a DNA probe assay to identify isolates as Staphylococcus and, more specifically, as S. aureus within 1 hour. mecA...
Tang, Patrick, Ng, Peter, Lum, Ming, Skulnick, Martin, Small, Glen W., Low, Donald E., ...
A prospective study of erythromycin and clindamycin resistance was performed with 304 consecutive group B streptococci (GBS) isolates. According to two automated susceptibility testing systems,...
Antibiotic Use in Ontario Facilities That Provide Chronic Care
Loeb, Mark, Simor, Andrew E, Landry, Lisa, Walter, Stephen, McArthur, Margaret, Duffy, JoAnn, ...
The role of DNA amplification technology in the diagnosis of infectious diseases
Louie, Marie, Louie, Lisa, Simor, Andrew E.
Nucleic acid amplification and detection methods developed in the past decade are useful for the diagnosis and management of a variety of infectious diseases. The most widely used of these methods is...
Novel cases of blastomycosis acquired in Toronto, Ontario
Lester, Robert S., DeKoven, Joel G., Kane, Julius, Simor, Andrew E., Krajden, Sigmund, Summerbell, Richard C.
Blastomycosis, a potentially fatal fungal disease, is well known from defined areas of endemicity in Ontario, primarily in the northern part of the province. We present 2 unusual cases that appear to...
Simor, Andrew E., Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Bryce, Elizabeth, Green, Karen, McGeer, Allison, Mulvey, Michael, ...
Louie, Lisa, Simor, Andrew E., Louie, Marie, McGeer, Allison, Low, Donald E.
This study evaluated a PCR assay for detection of the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (speB) gene from tissue biopsy specimens of patients with necrotizing fasciitis. speB was detected in...
Amphotericin B in Lipid Emulsion: Stability, Compatibility, and In Vitro Antifungal Activity
Walker, Scott, Tailor, Sandra A. N., Lee, Mark, Louie, Lisa, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E.
Newer formulations of amphotericin B (AmB) complexed with liposomes or lipid suspensions have been developed. Preliminary studies have suggested that AmB in Intralipid (IL) may be as effective as,...
Evaluation of a Rapid PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis
Richardson, David C., Louie, Lisa, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E.
We compared the results of Gram staining and culture of cerebrospinal fluid to results obtained with a rapid PCR assay for the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in 281 cases of suspected...
Tang, Patrick, Louie, Marie, Richardson, Susan E., Smieja, Marek, Simor, Andrew E., Jamieson, Frances, ...
Mulvey, Michael R., Bryce, Elizabeth, Boyd, David, Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Christianson, Sara, Simor, Andrew E., ...
This report describes a study carried out to gain baseline information on the molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in...
Tang, Patrick, Ng, Peter, Lum, Ming, Skulnick, Martin, Small, Glen W., Low, Donald E., ...
A prospective study of erythromycin and clindamycin resistance was performed with 304 consecutive group B streptococci (GBS) isolates. According to two automated susceptibility testing systems,...
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults
Poutanen, Susan M., Simor, Andrew E.
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea in adults. Illness may range from mild watery diarrhea to life-threatening colitis. An antecedent disruption of the normal...
Molecular Characterization of Cefoxitin-Resistant Escherichia coli from Canadian Hospitals
Mulvey, Michael R., Bryce, Elizabeth, Boyd, David A., Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, Land, Allison M., Simor, Andrew E., ...
A study designed to gain baseline information on strains of Escherichia coli displaying resistance to cefoxitin in Canada is described. A total of 29,323 E. coli isolates were screened at 12...
Kaplan, Shannon, Marlowe, Elizabeth M., Hogan, James J., Doymaz, Mehmet, Bruckner, David A., Simor, Andrew E.
rRNA gene sequences were used for identification and target adequacy controls in a DNA probe assay to identify isolates as Staphylococcus and, more specifically, as S. aureus within 1 hour. mecA...
Antibiotic Use in Ontario Facilities That Provide Chronic Care
Loeb, Mark, Simor, Andrew E, Landry, Lisa, Walter, Stephen, McArthur, Margaret, Duffy, JoAnn, ...
Are Broad-Spectrum Fluoroquinolones More Likely To Cause Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease?
Dhalla, Irfan A., Mamdani, Muhammad M., Simor, Andrew E., Kopp, Alex, Rochon, Paula A., Juurlink, David N.
Limited evidence suggests that broad-spectrum fluoroquinolones such as gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin are more likely to cause Clostridium difficile-associated disease than levofloxacin. In a...
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 clinical samples submitted for MRSA screening....
Microbiological surveillance and parenteral antibiotic use in a critical care unit
Yamashita, Sharon K, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E, Rachlis, Anita
Mupirocin-Resistant, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Canadian Hospitals▿
Simor, Andrew E., Stuart, Tammy L., Louie, Lisa, Watt, Christine, Ofner-Agostini, Marianne, Gravel, Denise, ...
Mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly being reported in many parts of the world. This study describes the epidemiology and laboratory characterization of mupirocin-resistant...