Background: Inappropriate use of antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance. Little is known
about physician characteristics that may be associated with inappropriate antibiotic …

Objective. To assess the accuracy of physician billing claims for identifying acute respiratory
infections in primary care. Study Setting. Nine primary care physician practices in Montreal, …

Background: Monkeypox, a viral zoonotic disease, is causing a global outbreak outside of
endemic areas. Objective: To characterize the outbreak of monkeypox in Montréal, the first …

Introduction During the 2022 mpox outbreak, the province of Quebec, Canada, prioritized
first doses for pre-exposure vaccination of people at high mpox risk, delaying second doses …

… Contributors: Geneviève Cadieux developed the protocol, performed the systematic review
(first reviewer), performed the data analysis and drafted the manuscript. Jennifer Campbell …

Previous studies have found illness representations to be associated with the degree to which
patients adopt health behaviours. Surprisingly, pain representations, especially those in a …

Objectifs: Décrire l’enquête d’une éclosion communautaire de Legionella pneumophila de
sérogroupe 1, avec des sous-agrégats dans une résidence privée pour aînés et un hôpital à …

Background Community clinics offer potential for timelier outbreak detection and monitoring
than emergency departments. However, the accuracy of syndrome definitions used in …

Importance Given limited COVID-19 vaccine availability early in the pandemic, optimizing
immunization strategies was of paramount importance. Ring vaccination has been used …

Introduction Distinctions between disease and illness have been criticized for being too
theoretical. In practice, however, it may help explain gaps in understanding and …