Does antibiotic exposure during infancy lead to development of asthma?: a systematic review and metaanalysis

F Marra, L Lynd, M Coombes, K Richardson, M Legal… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the association between antibiotic exposure in the first year of life
and the development of childhood asthma. Design Metaanalysis of observational studies …

Health state utilities in latent and active tuberculosis

N Guo, CA Marra, F Marra, S Moadebi… - Value in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health threat worldwide. Numerous
cost‐effectiveness analyses of TB screening and treatment strategies have been recently …

Direct health care costs associated with asthma in British Columbia

M Sadatsafavi, L Lynd, C Marra, B Carleton… - Canadian respiratory …, 2010 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of health care costs associated with asthma would
enable the estimation of the economic burden of this increasingly common disease.…

Meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitors in treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers

…, PS Loewen, RS Slavik, CA Marra - Annals of …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) compared with placebo
and histamine receptor antagonists (H 2 RAs) for reducing the incidence of rebleeding, …

[HTML][HTML] Patient preference for latent tuberculosis infection preventive treatment: a discrete choice experiment

N Guo, CA Marra, JM FitzGerald, RK Elwood, AH Anis… - Value in Health, 2011 - Elsevier
Objectives To quantify patient preferences when making decisions as to whether to accept
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) preventive treatment, using a discrete choice experiment (…

Levofloxacin treatment of active tuberculosis and the risk of adverse events

F Marra, CA Marra, S Moadebi, P Shi, RK Elwood… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Marra Fawziah PharmD a , Marra Carlo A. PharmD, PhD a
, Moadebi Susanne BSc(Pharm) b , Shi Peilin PhD a , Elwood R. Kevin MD a , Stark Greg RN …

Health-related quality of life trajectories among adults with tuberculosis: differences between latent and active infection

CA Marra, F Marra, L Colley, S Moadebi, RK Elwood… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat with significant annual impacts
on morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have examined the impact of active and …

Cost‐Effectiveness of LTBI Treatment for TB Contacts in British Columbia

MC Tan, CA Marra, M Sadatsafavi, F Marra… - Value in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Contacts of patients with active tuberculosis (“TB contacts”) with a tuberculin
skin test (TST) size ≥5 mm are currently recommended treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI). …

[HTML][HTML] 5-HT3 receptor antagonistsvs traditional agents for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting

PS Loewen, CA Marra, PJ Zed - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 2000 - Springer
Purpose: Numerous antiemetics have been studied for the prevention of postoperative
nausea and vomiting (PONV) including traditional agents (metodopramide, perphenazine, …

Practical pharmacogenetics: the cost effectiveness of screening for thiopurine s-methyltransferase polymorphisms in patients with rheumatological conditions treated …

CA Marra, JM Esdaile, AH Anis - The Journal of rheumatology, 2002 - jrheum.org
Marra is supported by an Arthritis Society/CIHR Fellowship Award and a Michael Smith
Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award. CA … Marco Marra for his genetic expertise. …