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Physicians' prevention practices and incidence of neonatal group B streptococcal disease in 2 Canadian regions
H. Dele Davies, Carol E. Adair, Anne Schuchat, Donald E. Low, Reg S. Sauve and Allison McGeer
CMAJ February 20, 2001 164 (4) 479-485;
H. Dele Davies
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
Carol E. Adair
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
Anne Schuchat
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
Donald E. Low
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
Reg S. Sauve
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
Allison McGeer
The Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. From the Departments of *Paediatrics, of †Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and of ‡Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the §Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; and the ¶Shared Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of Alberta Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Network: E.S. Partlow, D. Ma, L. Kowalsky, S. Robertson, M. Logue and M. Hofmeister, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary; D. Church, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary; J. Talbot, J. Robinson and R. Rennie, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton; O. Huhn, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alta.; M. Wendelboe, Bonnyville Hospital, Bonnyville, Alta.; J. Galbraith, Dynacare-Kasper Laboratories, Edmonton and Grand Prairie, Alta.; V. Boras, Lethbridge Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alta.; W. Chow, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alta.; J. Nigrin, Dynacare-Kasper Medical Laboratories, Peace Health Region, Alta.; P. Visser, Wainwright and District Hospital, Wainwright, Alta.; W.S. Jamieson, Westlock Healthcare Centre, Westlock, Alta. A. Matlow and U. Allen, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; A. Ohlsson and K. Green, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; J. Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; I.N. Gaid, Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, Ajax, Ont.; J.L. Platt, Centenary Health Centre, Scarborough, Ont.; F. Smaill, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, Hamilton, Ont.; J. Henning, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.; P. O'Brien, Etobicoke General Hospital, Rexdale, Ont.; J. Cullen, Humber River Regional Hospital, Weston, Ont.; P. Shokry, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ont.; K. Ostrowska, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont.; E. Szentgyorgi, North York Branson Hospital, Toronto; P. Garrod, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.; B. Mederski, North York General Hospital, Toronto; Z. Moloo, Peel Memorial Hospital, Brampton, Ont.; A.C. Kilby, Providence Villa and Hospital, Toronto; A. Gryfe, Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ont.; D. Sturman, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto; S. Krajden, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto; R.M. Bannatyne, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; A. Gelbloom, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto; D. Noria, Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto; A.E. Simor and M. Vearncombe, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto; P. DaCamara, Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto; I. Campbell, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto; H.R. Devlin, St. Michael's Hospital — Wellesley-Central Site, Toronto; B. Oliver, Humber River Regional Hospital — Finch Site, Toronto; P. Van Nostrand, The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto; M. Krajden, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver; M. Naus, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto.
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