The evolving epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Canadian hospitals during a postepidemic period (2009–2015)

…, MR Mulvey, S Richardson, AE Simor, P Stagg… - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The clinical and molecular epidemiology of health care–associated Clostridium
difficile infection in nonepidemic settings across Canada has evolved since the first report …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of healthcare-associated and community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections among adults, Canada, 2015–2019

…, J Minion, M Science, JA Srigley, P Stagg… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of healthcare-associated (HA)
and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients …

Trends in Clostridioides difficile infection rates in Canadian hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

…, D Mertz, J Minion, JA Srigley, P Stagg… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed significant burden on
healthcare systems. We compared Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) epidemiology before …

Antimicrobial use in Canadian acute-care hospitals: Findings from three national point-prevalence surveys between 2002 and 2017

…, L Pelude, A Simor, S Smith, P Stagg… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objectives:The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program conducted point-prevalence
surveys in acute-care hospitals in 2002, 2009, and 2017 to identify trends in …

National Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Canadian Acute-Care Hospitals

…, D Penney, A Silva, J Srigley, P Stagg… - Infection Control & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Long-term …

Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Canadian Outpatient Settings, 2015–2019

…, JC Collet, J Srigley, G Al-Rawahi, P Stagg… - Infection Control & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: Healthcare services are increasingly shifting from inpatient to outpatient
settings. Outpatient settings such as emergency departments (EDs), oncology clinics, dialysis …

CAUTI prevention bundles: improving best practices within Western Health for continued success

PC Stagg - 2016 - research.library.mun.ca
Background: Persons in acute care settings who have indwelling urethral catheters are at
higher risk of acquiring a urinary tract infection (UTI). Other complications related to prolonged …

[PDF][PDF] Pan-Canadian Healthcare Infection Surveillance Definition Standardization Project Long Term Care Infection Surveillance Definitions

…, J Clark, N Pigeon, B Chow, J Happe, P Stagg… - ipac-canada.org
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Public Health Agency of Canada hosted a
national infection prevention and control (IPAC) summit in November 2014. Over 40 participants …

Offsets-compensating for damage

…, H Rowe, J Trezise, P Stagg - Public Administration …, 2013 - search.informit.org
A key challenge for governments worldwide is to balance economic growth and development
with the need to conserve the natural environment. The natural environment provides a …

Molecular Typing of Invasive Staphylococcus aureus from the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Using Whole-Genome Sequencing

D Campbell, G McAllister, K Jackson, I See… - Infection Control & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
were the most common strain type, our findings highlight the need for WGS to discern
relationships between individuals to unders Page 1 were the most common strain type, our …