Complicated and fatal Strongyloides infection in Canadians: risk factors, diagnosis and management

S Lim, K Katz, S Krajden, M Fuksa, JS Keystone… - CMAj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
STRONGYLOIDIASIS, WHICH IS CAUSED by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, is a
common and persistent infection, particularly in developing countries. In the setting of …

[HTML][HTML] Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase, Canada

…, P Rawte, S Lo, N Tijet, M Fuksa… - Emerging infectious …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The blaKPC genes have been identified on conjugative plasmids and pose an infection
control problem because plasmids could theoretically be transmitted from one species to …

Evaluation of Roche Amplicor PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, H Simpson, B Yim, M D'costa, M Fuksa… - Journal of Clinical …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test (RMtb-PCR) was compared with
mycobacterial culture, with the BACTEC 460 system and inoculation on Lowenstein-Jensen …

Expanded clinical spectrum of infections caused by Proteus penneri

S Krajden, M Fuksa, C Petrea, LJ Crisp… - Journal of clinical …, 1987 - Am Soc Microbiol
Strains of Proteus penneri from seven abdominal wounds (after bowel resection), five urine
samples, and eight other sites were isolated in mixed cultures. Seven urine isolates were in …

[HTML][HTML] Carbapenem resistance in Canada

B Toye, S Krajden, M Fuksa, DE Low, DR Pillai - CMAJ, 2009 - Can Med Assoc
This discrepancy could mislead a clinician into thinking that the carbapenem class of
antibiotics is useful. When the 10 isolates were subsequently tested using phenotypic and …

An outbreak of Staphylococcus epidermidis septicemia

…, CF Saldanha, WD Gregory, M Fuksa… - Journal of Parenteral …, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
During 45 wk from August 1980 to June 1981, the catheter sepsis rate increased from a prior
2 to 34% (23 of 68 patients on intravenous hyperalimentation). The causative organism was …

Proteus penneri and urinary calculi formation

S Krajden, M Fuksa, W Lizewski… - Journal of clinical …, 1984 - Am Soc Microbiol
The clinical significance of Proteus penneri, a newly described species, is unknown. A case
report is presented, which is to the best of our knowledge the first description of this …

[CITATION][C] A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting

…, AK Boggild, S Krajden, JS Keystone, M Fuksa… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - Hindawi

Attempted isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis from native shrews in northern Wisconsin, USA

…, B Agrawal, M Bergeson, M Fuksa… - Medical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The precise ecological niche of Blastomyces dermatitidis is unknown. The related dimorphic
fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, has been isolated from South American ground-…

Susceptibilities of 45 clinical isolates of Proteus penneri

M Fuksa, S Krajden, A Lee - Antimicrobial agents and …, 1984 - Am Soc Microbiol
Patterns of susceptibility of 45 Proteus penneri clinical isolates to 14 antimicrobial agents
were evaluated by a macrobroth dilution method. All strains were highly susceptible to …