“I inject less as I have easier access to pipes”: injecting, and sharing of crack-smoking materials, decline as safer crack-smoking resources are distributed
L Leonard, E DeRubeis, L Pelude, E Medd… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Among injection drug users (IDUs) in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, prevalence rates of HIV
(20.6 percent) and hepatitis C HCV (75.8 percent) are among the highest in Canada. …
(20.6 percent) and hepatitis C HCV (75.8 percent) are among the highest in Canada. …
[HTML][HTML] Transmission patterns of HIV and hepatitis C virus among networks of people who inject drugs
…, D Vallee, E De Rubeis, AM Jolly, J Wylie, L Pelude… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The risk-related behaviours and practices associated with injection drug use
remain a driver of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission throughout the world. Here we …
remain a driver of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission throughout the world. Here we …
The evolving epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Canadian hospitals during a postepidemic period (2009–2015)
KC Katz, GR Golding, KB Choi, L Pelude… - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The clinical and molecular epidemiology of health care–associated Clostridium
difficile infection in nonepidemic settings across Canada has evolved since the first report …
difficile infection in nonepidemic settings across Canada has evolved since the first report …
Trends in health care–associated infections in acute care hospitals in Canada: an analysis of repeated point-prevalence surveys
BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, …
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, …
The development of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) inference: a systematic review of the population mean and variance estimates
K Abdesselam, A Verdery, L Pelude, P Dhami… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a successful data collection method used
in hard-to-reach populations, like those experiencing or at high risk of drug dependence. …
in hard-to-reach populations, like those experiencing or at high risk of drug dependence. …
Trends in severe outcomes among adult and pediatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, March 2020 …
…, KN Suh, J Tomlinson, A Wong, L Pelude - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Trends in COVID-19 severe outcomes have significant implications for the health
care system and are key to informing public health measures. However, data summarizing …
care system and are key to informing public health measures. However, data summarizing …
[HTML][HTML] Characterization of healthcare-associated and community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections among adults, Canada, 2015–2019
…, KB Choi, A Silva, GR Golding, L Pelude… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of healthcare-associated (HA)
and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients …
and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients …
Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada
…, A Mounchili, M Mulvey, L Pelude… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri
and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada | Journal of …
and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada | Journal of …
Determinants of outcome in hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: results from national surveillance in Canada …
AE Simor, L Pelude, G Golding… - infection control & …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BACKGROUNDBloodstream infection (BSI) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVETo determine …
(MRSA) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVETo determine …
Periprosthetic infection following primary hip and knee arthroplasty: the impact of limiting the postoperative surveillance period
…, M John, L Johnston, C Lemieux, L Pelude… - infection control & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BACKGROUNDHip and knee arthroplasty infections are associated with considerable
healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period from 1 year to 90 …
healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period from 1 year to 90 …