Background: People in custody are more likely to die prematurely, especially of violent
causes, than similar people not in custody. Some of these deaths may be preventable. In this …

Background: The foreign-born population bears a disproportionate health burden from
tuberculosis, with a rate of active tuberculosis 20 times that of the non-Aboriginal Canadian-born …

Background Women comprise nearly one-quarter of people living with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) in Canada. Compared with men, women living with HIV experience …

Patterns of gene flow can have marked effects on the evolution of populations. To better
understand the migration dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we studied genetic data from …

Objective To evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccine
in HIV-positive women over 24 months. Design Between November 2008 and December …

The Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) is an observational, open dynamic
cohort of people who are receiving medical care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Background: We aimed to define rates and causes of death in custody and after release in
people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario, and to compare these data with data for the …

Background: Many people immigrating to Canada come from countries with a high burden of
tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to develop a detailed epidemiologic profile of foreign…

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is safe and efficacious in women
without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although good immunogenicity has been …

BACKGROUND: Completion of treatment of active cases of tuberculosis (TB) is the most
important priority of TB control programs. This study was carried out to assess treatment …