Objective To provide information on the prevalence and treatment of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and the distinction between community-associated …

Objective To document a case series of 8 young First Nations patients diagnosed with acute
rheumatic fever (ARF), a preventable disease that resulted in the death of 2 patients, in …

Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic
fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden …

Northwestern Ontario in Canada provides a unique clinical challenge for providing optimal
medical care. It is a large geographic area (385,000 km 2 ) and is home to 32 remote First …

Background Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) is
widespread in high-TB-burden countries, however, BCG vaccination policies in low-burden …

Background: Rates of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) among First Nations (FN) children
living in Canada are elevated. We aimed to quantify indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in …

Background Previous publications indicated an emerging issue with community-acquired
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), particularly skin and soft tissue …

Background: The prevalence of adult chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular comorbidities
in Canadian Indigenous communities is largely unknown. We conducted a study to …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a global public health concern. Due to the
presence of multiple risk factors such as poor housing conditions and food insecurity in …

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have described a high incidence of acute rheumatic fever
in northwestern Ontario. However, the full burden of Group A streptococcal infection and its …