Background Among the factors influencing travelers to seek preventive health advice before
departure, the travel agent's recommendation plays an important role. The objective of our …

… Sylvie Venne Services des maladies infectieuses Direction générale de la santé publique
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Québec Montréal, Qué. Barbara Romanowski …

Background Incident cases of gonococcal infection are increasing. Antibiotic resistance may
compromise the effectiveness of treatment. In 2017, the proportion of azithromycin-resistant …

Background Reported cases of lymphogranuloma venerum (LGV) were unusual in Quebec
before 2005, when a first epidemic occurred (25 cases in 2005, 44 cases in 2006). This was …

Abstracts Page 1 concern. While macrolide AMR is increasing globally, ESC AMR is low
and extensive drug-resistance (XDR) rare. Methods We report the clinical management and …

Background In Quebec, the rate of reported gonococcal infection has increased threefold
from 2011 to 2017 (23.4 to 72.9 per 100 000 persons), reaching 6 142 cases in 2017 (1). The …

The Delphi method was developed in the United States in the early 1950s and consists of
collecting and condensing the existing knowledge of experts, in a dynamic and scientific …

um (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes
L1, L2 and L3. Unlike other serotypes (A to K), those that cause LGV are invasive and …

… Marc Steben, Direction des risques biologiques et de la santé au travail, Institut national
de santé publique du Québec Sylvie Venne, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux …

… The authors wish to thank the invaluable contribution of Sylvie Venne and Gilles Lambert
in the implementation of the sentinel surveillance network as well as all other members of the …