BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) is recommended
to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in newborns with antenatal hydronephrosis (HN). …

… This research was conducted while Hana Mijovic was an MSc. student at the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she was supervised by Jacob McKnight. …

Primary prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) through vaccination is a high priority in
Canada’s cancer prevention efforts. All Canadian provinces and territories have introduced …

… Contributors: Hana Mijović and Devon Greyson contributed equally as first authors. Janice …
, Hana Mijović, Marie-Ève Trottier and Maryline Vivion acquired the data. Hana Mijović drafted …

Background Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of neonatal deaths. Malawi
has high rates of preterm birth, with 18.1 preterm births per 100 live births. More than 50% of …

Introduction of conjugate vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae type b, Streptococcus
pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis has led to a substantial reduction in cases of acute …

Fusobacterium species are members of the oral microbiota and have been found to cause a
wide spectrum of opportunistic infections. We describe the case of a previously healthy …

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but potentially devastating infection among Canadian
children. Accurate diagnosis and initiation of treatment are limited in part by the fact that it …

Microbiologic confirmation of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis remains challenging,
leading to diagnostic delays. In our retrospective case series, real-time molecular testing (Xpert …

DISCUSSION Differential Diagnosis At the time of infectious diseases consultation, the
differential diagnosis includes malignancy, venous thrombosis, infective endocarditis (IE), …