Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality. CAP can trigger acute cardiac events. We sought to determine the incidence of major …

… Nair PhD a , Virginia Roth MD, MBA a b c , Thomas Hayes MHA b , Kathryn N. Suh MD, MSc
… campaign in June 2010, all hospital HCW (N = 10,464) were invited to complete a bilingual …

Objective.To identify the behavioral determinants—both barriers and enablers—that may
impact physician hand hygiene compliance.Design.A qualitative study involving semistructured …

Histoplasmosis is the most common endemic mycosis in individuals with AIDS, occurring in
2%–5% of this population. Infection is more likely to be disseminated than in …

Scope Antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) are necessary in hospitals to improve the
judicious use of antibiotics. While ASPs require complex change of key behaviours on …

Objective.To determine trends, patient characteristics, and outcome of patients with
healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals.Design.Prospective surveillance of laboratory-…

Background: The clinical and molecular epidemiology of health care–associated Clostridium
difficile infection in nonepidemic settings across Canada has evolved since the first report …

Background Healthcare-associated infections affect 10% of patients in Canadian acute-care
hospitals and are significant and preventable causes of morbidity and mortality among …

BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, …

This statement addresses the inappropriate antibiotic prescribing occurring during the
coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) that has exacerbated another urgent public health crisis: …