… that S aureus is the most common causative organism is consistent with previous results.
The high percentage of S … that S aureus IE confers a poorer prognosis, while others have not. …

Background: Sharing needles/syringes and sexual transmission are widely appreciated as
means of HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs (PWIDs). London, Canada, is …

… When interpreting our study’s findings, it is important to consider the limitations of our
population definition, our exposure definition and the plausibility of alternative explanations for the …

We analyze the impact of a uniform quantizer on the false-alarm probability of a total power
radiometer. Different possibilities to set the detection threshold are discussed. The main …

… Although S. aureus is the most common cause of PWID-associated IE [10, 13, 14], PWID
also suffer from IE due to less common organisms such as Pseudomonas spp., the HACEK …

… The predominant microbiological origin of all infective endocarditis episodes was S aureus
(326 of 420 [77.6%]), with MRSA constituting 88 of 420 episodes (21.0%). New BSIs were …

Materials and Methods: We constructed a cohort of patients whose hospital discharge
diagnosis included infective endocarditis. We reviewed 100 patients with incident infective …

Background The incidence of infective endocarditis related to injection drug use is increasing.
On the basis of clinical practice and epidemiological and in-vitro data, we postulated that …

Background Injection drug use-associated endocarditis (IDUaIE) incidence in Ontario has
recently been associated with hydromorphone prescribing rates. Staphylococcus aureus …

… Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at the Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentistry which financially support Meera Shah’s, Laura Ball’s, and Ryan Wong’s involvement …