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2021
article
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Katherine Paphitis, Camille Achonu, Sandra Callery, Jonathan B. Gubbay et autres
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks cause significant morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings. Current testing methods can identify specific viral respiratory pathogens, yet the approach to outbreak management remains general. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to examine pathogen-specific trends in respiratory outbreaks, including how attack rates, …
ca, ie
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2021
article
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Katherine Paphitis, Camille Achonu, Sandra Callery, Jonathan B. Gubbay et autres
Contexte : Les éclosions provoquent une morbidité et une mortalité importantes dans les établissements de soins de santé. Les méthodes de dépistage actuelles permettent de cerner des agents pathogènes respiratoires viraux spécifiques, mais l’approche de la gestion des éclosions reste générale. Objectifs …
ca, gb, fr, us
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2021
article
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Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T. Smith, Kevin Antoine Brown et autres
OBJECTIVE: To analyze workplace outbreaks by industry sector in the first wave of the pandemic, and associated household cases. METHODS: Number, size, and duration of outbreaks were described by sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time …
ca
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2020
article
OpenAlex
Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Sarah A. Buchan, Kevin Antoine Brown et autres
INTRODUCTION: Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a priority to maintain a safe and functioning healthcare system. Our objective was to describe and compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCWs compared …
ca
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2020
preprint
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Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T. Smith, Kevin Antoine Brown et autres
Abstract Introduction Workplaces requiring in-person attendance of employees for ongoing operations may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks that impact workers as well as their close contacts. To understand industry sectors impacted by workplace outbreaks in the first wave of the pandemic, and …
ca
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2020
preprint
OpenAlex
Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Sarah A. Buchan, Kevin Antoine Brown et autres
Abstract Importance Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 is a priority to maintain a safe and functioning healthcare system. The risk of transmitting COVID-19 to family members is a source of stress for many. Objective To describe and compare HCW and non-HCW …
ca
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Accès ouvert
2019
article
OpenAlex
Rebecca Ling, Camille Achonu, Li Ye, Kevin C Katz et autres
We evaluated the impact of discontinuing vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) screening and use of contact precautions on the incidence of health care-associated Clostridioides difficile infection (HA-CDI) in acute teaching hospitals in Ontario, Canada. Among hospitals that stopped VRE screening and contact precaution measures, …
ca
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2019
article
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Kevin L. Schwartz, Kevin Antoine Brown, Jacob Etches, Bradley J. Langford et autres
BACKGROUND: Rising rates of antimicrobial resistance are driven by overuse of antibiotics. Characterizing physician antibiotic prescribing variability can inform interventions to optimize antibiotic use. OBJECTIVES: To describe predictors of overall antibiotic prescribing as well as the inter-physician variability in antibiotic prescribing amongst …
ca
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2019
article
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Kevin L. Schwartz, Andrew S. Wilton, Bradley J. Langford, Kevin Antoine Brown et autres
BACKGROUND: Monitoring and studying community antibiotic use is a critical component in combating rising antimicrobial resistance. OBJECTIVES: To validate an electronic medical record dataset containing antibiotic prescriptions and to quantify some important differences between prescribing and dispensing databases. METHODS: We evaluated antibiotics …
ca
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2018
article
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Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Kevin Antoine Brown, Bradley J. Langford et autres
BACKGROUND: Regional variability in antibiotic use is associated with both antibiotic overuse and antimicrobial resistance. Our objectives were to benchmark outpatient antibiotic use and to evaluate geographic variability among health regions in the province of Ontario, Canada. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional …
ca, us
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2017
article
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Elizaveta Limenis, Brian Michael Feldman, Camille Achonu, Michelle Batthish et autres
OBJECTIVE: To date, there are no standardized disease activity tools for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). We developed a core set of disease activity measures for sJIA. METHODS: We conducted a validation study in patients with sJIA recruited from 3 Canadian institutions. …
ca, gb
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2017
article
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Kevin L. Schwartz, Camille Achonu, Kevin Antoine Brown, Gary E Garber et autres
Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistant infections are an emerging global public health crisis. Antibiotic use is the largest modifiable risk factor for antimicrobial resistance. Greater than 90% of antibiotic use in Canada occurs outside of the hospital setting; however, there is a lack …
ca
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