We report diagnosis and management of the first laboratory-confirmed case of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalized in Toronto, Canada. No healthcare-associated …

On 16 March 2020, the WHO Director-General stated,“You cannot fight a fire blindfolded.
And we cannot stop this [COVID-19] pandemic if we don’t know who is infected. We have a …

From March 2014 to December 2016, a cluster of 13 cases of Campylobacter fetus intestinal
and extraintestinal infections, including 2 patients with an aortic mycotic aneurysm, caused …

Background: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a substantial number of Quebec
hospitals were hit by hospital-acquired (HA) SARS-CoV-2 infections. Our objective was to …

In this controlled before–after study, wound swabs were only processed for culture,
identification, and susceptibility testing if a quality metric, determined by the Q score, was met. …

Discussion Un suivi étroit postexposition est crucial dans l’approche clinique face à une
maladie aiguë indifférenciée accompagnée de fièvre afin d’exclure de possibles infections …

To the Editor: In 2015, a locally acquired, multidrug-resistant Shigella flexneri infection was
identified in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in an HIV-positive man who had sex with men (MSM)…

A 40-year-old man reported a 5-day history of fever and malaise, followed by a pruritic
generalized rash. He had well-demarcated erythematous papules and plaques with scaling. The …

Discussion A careful exposure history is paramount in the clinical approach to acute
undifferentiated febrile illness to rule out potential life-threatening infections. Given this patient’s …

Background The incidence of carbapenemase- producing enterobacteriacae (CPE) is
steadily increasing in health care settings. Sink drains have been identified as a reservoir for …