Proulx, N., Fréchette, D., Toye, B., Chan, J., Kravcik, S.
Background: Bacterial meningitis continues to cause high mortality. Few studies address the possible association between this mortality and antibiotic administration delays. Aim: To determine...
Proulx, N., Fréchette, D., Toye, B., Chan, J., Kravcik, S.
Background: Bacterial meningitis continues to cause high mortality. Few studies address the possible association between this mortality and antibiotic administration delays. Aim: To determine...
Tyrrell, G J, Ramotar, K, Toye, B, Boyd, B, Lingwood, C A, Brunton, J L
Verotoxin 1 (VT-1) and Shiga-like toxin II (SLT-II) bind to the glycosphingolipid (GSL), globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), whereas pig edema disease toxin (VTE) binds to globotetraosylceramide (Gb4) and...
Inhibition of PCR in Genital and Urine Specimens Submitted for Chlamydia trachomatis Testing
Toye, B., Woods, W., Bobrowska, M., Ramotar, K.
We determined the frequency of PCR inhibition in genital and urine specimens submitted for Chlamydia trachomatis testing using the internal control DNA provided with the COBAS AMPLICOR C. trachomatis...
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in asymptomatic men and women by PCR assay.
Toye, B, Peeling, R W, Jessamine, P, Claman, P, Gemmill, I
A PCR assay was evaluated for its ability to detect genital chlamydial infection in asymptomatic men and women. Urethral swab specimens were collected from 472 men for culture and PCR assay, and...
Toye, B, Shymanski, J, Bobrowska, M, Woods, W, Ramotar, K
Constitutive low-level vancomycin resistance is found intrinsically in certain enterococcal species and is encoded by vanC ligase genes. These intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)...
McCarthy, A E, Victor, G, Ramotar, K, Toye, B
The number of ampicillin-resistant enterococci (ARE) was noted to be increased at our teaching hospital. To determine the risk factors for acquiring this organism and to compare clinical outcomes,...
Scriver, S R, Low, D E, Simor, A E, Toye, B, McGeer, A, Jaeger, R
Broth microdilution testing of 702 community-acquired isolates of Haemophilus influenzae from across Canada was performed with both Mueller-Hinton broth supplemented with 3% lysed horse blood broth...
Toye, B, Zhong, G M, Peeling, R, Brunham, R C
A 183-bp fragment encoding variable domain IV (VD IV) of Chlamydia trachomatis serovar B major outer membrane protein (MOMP) (amino acids 273 to 333) and containing the species-specific epitope was...
Desjardins, M., Delgaty, K. L., Ramotar, K., Seetaram, C., Toye, B.
Increased rates of erythromycin resistance among group B Streptococcus (GBS) and group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been reported. Cross-resistance to clindamycin may be present, depending on the...
Desjardins, M., Guibord, Christiane, Lalonde, B., Toye, B., Ramotar, K.
Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by PCR can be performed directly from nasal specimens with the IDI-MRSA assay. To improve the efficiency of screening, we...
Serologic evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and risk of preterm birth.
Claman, P, Toye, B, Peeling, R W, Jessamine, P, Belcher, J
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether serologic evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis during pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm delivery (before 37 weeks' gestation). DESIGN: Chart review. SETTING:...
Tyrrell, G J, Ramotar, K, Toye, B, Boyd, B, Lingwood, C A, Brunton, J L
Verotoxin 1 (VT-1) and Shiga-like toxin II (SLT-II) bind to the glycosphingolipid (GSL), globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), whereas pig edema disease toxin (VTE) binds to globotetraosylceramide (Gb4) and...
Inhibition of PCR in Genital and Urine Specimens Submitted for Chlamydia trachomatis Testing
Toye, B., Woods, W., Bobrowska, M., Ramotar, K.
We determined the frequency of PCR inhibition in genital and urine specimens submitted for Chlamydia trachomatis testing using the internal control DNA provided with the COBAS AMPLICOR C. trachomatis...
Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in asymptomatic men and women by PCR assay.
Toye, B, Peeling, R W, Jessamine, P, Claman, P, Gemmill, I
A PCR assay was evaluated for its ability to detect genital chlamydial infection in asymptomatic men and women. Urethral swab specimens were collected from 472 men for culture and PCR assay, and...
Toye, B, Shymanski, J, Bobrowska, M, Woods, W, Ramotar, K
Constitutive low-level vancomycin resistance is found intrinsically in certain enterococcal species and is encoded by vanC ligase genes. These intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)...
McCarthy, A E, Victor, G, Ramotar, K, Toye, B
The number of ampicillin-resistant enterococci (ARE) was noted to be increased at our teaching hospital. To determine the risk factors for acquiring this organism and to compare clinical outcomes,...
Scriver, S R, Low, D E, Simor, A E, Toye, B, McGeer, A, Jaeger, R
Broth microdilution testing of 702 community-acquired isolates of Haemophilus influenzae from across Canada was performed with both Mueller-Hinton broth supplemented with 3% lysed horse blood broth...
Toye, B, Zhong, G M, Peeling, R, Brunham, R C
A 183-bp fragment encoding variable domain IV (VD IV) of Chlamydia trachomatis serovar B major outer membrane protein (MOMP) (amino acids 273 to 333) and containing the species-specific epitope was...
Desjardins, M., Delgaty, K. L., Ramotar, K., Seetaram, C., Toye, B.
Increased rates of erythromycin resistance among group B Streptococcus (GBS) and group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been reported. Cross-resistance to clindamycin may be present, depending on the...
Desjardins, M., Guibord, Christiane, Lalonde, B., Toye, B., Ramotar, K.
Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by PCR can be performed directly from nasal specimens with the IDI-MRSA assay. To improve the efficiency of screening, we...
Serologic evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and risk of preterm birth.
Claman, P, Toye, B, Peeling, R W, Jessamine, P, Belcher, J
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether serologic evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis during pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm delivery (before 37 weeks' gestation). DESIGN: Chart review. SETTING:...
Mammalian bites present a considerable clinical problem because they are often associated with bacterial infections. Pasteurella multocida is a microorganism that commonly infects both canine and...
Peeling, R. W., Toye, B., Jessamine, P., Gemmill, I.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pooling of first catch urine (FCU) specimens as a cost effective strategy for chlamydia testing. METHODS: Mock specimens were pooled with and without dilution to determine...