Background Immigrant and refugee families form a growing proportion of the Canadian
population and experience barriers in accessing primary health care services. The aim of this …

Genital ulcers are implicated as a risk factor enhancing susceptibility to human
immunodeficiencyvirus type 1(HIV-1)infection …

BACKGROUND: Widespread transmission of Zika virus in the Americas has occurred since
late 2015. We examined demographic and travel-related characteristics of returned …

Please cite this paper as: Mahmud et al. (2012) Outbreaks of influenza‐like illness in long‐term
care facilities in Winnipeg, Canada. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 10.1111/irv.…

We found reductions in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) complication rates over
2 years of observation (20.4 vs 13.8/1,000 line-days; relative risk, 0.5-0.9). This difference …

The aim of this study was to examine trends in infectious syphilis epidemiology among women
in Winnipeg, Canada. A descriptive study of syphilis among Winnipeg residents between …

A cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending a sexually transmitted
diseases clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for …

Background Due to ongoing political instability and conflict in many parts of the world,
migrants are increasingly seeking asylum and refuge in Canada. Methods We examined …

This point-prevalence survey of healthcare workers' scissors demonstrates that of 232 scissors
sampled, 182 (78.4%) were colonized with bacteria. The scissors of nurses and those for …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have had a significant adverse effect on reproductive
and child health worldwide. The control of STDs such as gonorrhea is therefore an absolute …