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Alex Carignan

Associate professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Verified email at usherbrooke.ca
Cited by 1924

Increasing risk of infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound–guided prostate biopsies: time to reassess antimicrobial prophylaxis?

A Carignan, JF Roussy, V Lapointe, L Valiquette… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
… Financial disclosures: Alex Carignan certifies that all conflicts of interest, including specific
financial … Carignan has served on advisory boards for Merck, Pfizer, and Astellas Pharma. Dr. …

[HTML][HTML] Protection against omicron (B. 1.1. 529) BA. 2 reinfection conferred by primary omicron BA. 1 or pre-omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection among health-care …

…, D Talbot, M Ouakki, V Gilca, A Carignan… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background There is a paucity of data on vaccine-induced or infection-induced (hybrid or
natural) immunity against omicron (B.1.1.529) subvariant BA.2, particularly in comparing the …

Two-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness with mixed schedules and extended dosing intervals: test-negative design studies from British Columbia and Quebec …

…, LMN Hoang, P De Wals, C Garenc, A Carignan… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background The Canadian COVID-19 immunization strategy deferred second doses and
allowed mixed schedules. We compared two-dose vaccine effectiveness (VE) by vaccine type (…

Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection after Perioperative Antibacterial Prophylaxis before and during an Outbreak of Infection due to a Hypervirulent Strain

A Carignan, C Allard, J Pépin, B Cossette… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis (PAP) is an important component of
surgical site infection prevention but may be associated with adverse effects, such as …

Anosmia and dysgeusia associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an age-matched case–control study

A Carignan, L Valiquette, C Grenier, JB Musonera… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Anosmia and dysgeusia have been reported as potential symptoms of
coronavirus disease 2019. This study aimed to confirm whether anosmia and dysgeusia are …

Estimated protection of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection against reinfection with the Omicron variant among messenger RNA–vaccinated and nonvaccinated individuals in …

…, G Deceuninck, C Garenc, A Carignan… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Omicron variant is phylogenetically and antigenically distinct from earlier
SARS-CoV-2 variants and the original vaccine strain. Protection conferred by prior SARS-CoV-…

Two-dose severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine effectiveness with mixed schedules and extended dosing intervals: test-negative design studies …

…, P De Wals, C Garenc, A Carignan… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The Canadian coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) immunization strategy
deferred second doses and allowed mixed schedules. We compared 2-dose vaccine …

Efficacy of secondary prophylaxis with vancomycin for preventing recurrent Clostridium difficile infections

A Carignan, S Poulin, P Martin, AC Labbé… - Official journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Patients withClostridium difficileinfection (CDI) who are re-exposed to antibiotics
have a high likelihood of recurrence. We aimed to determine whether oral vancomycin …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation-regulating factors in ascites as predictive biomarkers of drug resistance and progression-free survival in serous epithelial ovarian cancers

…, I Matte, P Garde-Granger, C Laplante, A Carignan… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Platinum-based combination therapy is the standard first-line treatment for women
with advanced serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). However, about 20 % will not …

[HTML][HTML] CCL18 from ascites promotes ovarian cancer cell migration through proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 signaling

…, I Matte, C Laplante, P Garde-Granger, A Carignan… - Molecular Cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Ovarian cancer (OC) ascites consist in a proinflammatory tumor environment that
is characterized by the presence of various cytokines, chemokines and growth factors. The …