Objectives: This study compared the sensitivity and specificity of culture and two nucleic
acid amplification tests (NAATs): the BD Probetec ET system (PT) and the Aptima Combo 2 (AC2…

We evaluated the performance of the rapid C. diff Quik Chek Complete's glutamate dehydrogenase
antigen (GDH) and toxin A/B (CDT) tests in two algorithmic approaches for a tertiary …

Background. This study investigated the incidence and treatment outcomes of pharyngeal
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis cases at a Canadian clinic that mainly …

The incidence of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b
infections in the sickle cell disease population has declined. In this report, we determine the …

Background: Quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae has swiftly emerged in Canada. We
sought to determine its prevalence in the province of Ontario and to investigate risk factors …

The incidence of pneumococcal disease in sickle cell disease declined significantly with
penicillin prophylaxis as well as with the pneumococcal polysaccharide and heptavalent …

We examined the incidence of candidemia, Candida species distribution, and antifungal
susceptibility patterns in a pediatric institution. We identified 301 episodes of candidemia from …

A boy with bilateral retinoblastoma underwent metastatic surveillance for increased risk of
systemic and central nervous system metastasis because of the extensive choroid and optic …

… Kaede Ota and Sandra Harb were students who assisted with all phases of the study.
Rolf Sebaldt assisted with the study design, created the computer-based patient-preference …

Legionnaire disease (LD) is infrequently considered in the differential diagnoses for hospital-and
community-acquired pneumonia in pediatrics. We report a case of Legionnaire disease …