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Prevalence and age distribution of human papillomavirus infection in a population of Inuit women in Nunavik, QuebecLauren Kay Hamlin-Douglas
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Canada
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:3141-9. 2008..Our aim was to study the prevalence and age distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among Inuit women in Nunavik, northern Quebec, a population at high risk of cervical cancer...
Mortality after infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diagnosed in the communityJ A Chris Delaney
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Center, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Ross 4, 29, Montreal, H3A 1A1, Canada
BMC Med 6:2. 2008..We conducted a population based cohort study to assess the magnitude of mortality associated with MRSA infections diagnosed in the community...
Antibiotics in primary prevention of stroke in the elderlyPaul Brassard
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Stroke 34:e163-6. 2003..Thus, use of antibiotics may lower the risk of developing cerebrovascular disease. We investigated whether antibiotic use is associated with the risk of stroke in elderly individuals treated for hypertension...- Rheumatoid arthritis, its treatments, and the risk of tuberculosis in Quebec, CanadaPaul Brassard
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Arthritis Rheum 61:300-4. 2009..To determine the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Quebec and assess whether this risk is associated with exposure to nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)... - Challenges to tuberculin screening and follow-up in an urban Aboriginal sample in Montreal, CanadaPaul Brassard
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, and Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:369-79. 2008..Tuberculin screening in this population can be an effective strategy for identifying TST reactive individuals; however, screening efforts will have minimal impact without additional efforts in this high-risk group... - Knowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis among a sample of urban Aboriginal peoplePaul Brassard
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Avenue West, Ross Pavilion, R4 29, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3A 1A1
J Community Health 33:192-8. 2008..We conclude that there is a lack of knowledge and several misconceptions about TB among our sample of urban Aboriginal peoples... - Antibiotics in primary prevention of myocardial infarction among elderly patients with hypertensionPaul Brassard
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am Heart J 145:E20. 2003.... - Geography and genealogy of the human host harbouring a distinctive drug-resistant strain of tuberculosisPaul Brassard
Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
Infect Genet Evol 8:247-57. 2008..In high-incidence areas, it is difficult to distinguish cases of reactivation from recent infections, but the low-incidence context allows us to observe a 200-year trajectory of a distinctive drug-resistant strain of M. tuberculosis... - Yield of tuberculin screening among injection drug usersP Brassard
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Ross Pavillion, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 8:988-93. 2004..We quantified the prevalence and predictors of LTBI and level of adherence to medical evaluation in a population of IDUs in Montreal... - The use of environmental factors as adjuncts to traditional tuberculosis contact investigationC Muecke
Department of Public Health, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:530-5. 2006.... - Acceptance of screening and completion of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection among refugee claimants in CanadaJ F Levesque
Direction des Systèmes de Soins et Services, Institut National de Sante Publique du Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 8:711-7. 2004..Primary care clinic for refugee claimants, Montreal, Canada... - Tuberculosis surveillance among new immigrants in MontrealB Richards
Department of Medicine, McGill University, , , Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:858-64. 2005..CONCLUSION: Centralised post-immigration surveillance requires more accurate referrals, and more consistent provider performance... - Clinical outcomes of pyrazinamide-monoresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in QuebecD P Yee
Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:604-9. 2012..In Quebec, 6.2% of all tuberculosis (TB) isolates from Canadian-born patients are resistant to pyrazinamide (PZA) alone. The clinical significance of PZA-monoresistant (PZA(MR)) TB is unknown... - Use of geographic and genotyping tools to characterise tuberculosis transmission in MontrealI Haase
Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:632-8. 2007..In Canada, tuberculosis (TB) is increasingly an urban health problem. Montreal is Canada's second-largest city and the second most frequent destination for new immigrants and refugees... - Geographical variation of Crohn's disease residual incidence in the Province of Quebec, CanadaPascal Michel
Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Int J Health Geogr 9:22. 2010.... - Widespread pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis family in a low-incidence settingDao Nguyen
Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Clin Microbiol 41:2878-83. 2003..We conclude that a clonally related family of PZA-monoresistant M. tuberculosis isolates in Quebec represents historic rather than recent transmission... - The impact of smoking on adherence to treatment for latent tuberculosis infectionMélanie Lavigne
McGill University Health Center, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada
BMC Public Health 6:66. 2006..We thus documented the impact of smoking on adherence to LTBI treatment... - Treatment completion and costs of a randomized trial of rifampin for 4 months versus isoniazid for 9 monthsDick Menzies
Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, 3650 St Urbain, Room K1 24, Montreal, PQ, H2X 2P4 Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 170:445-9. 2004..In conclusion, completion of therapy was significantly better with 4 months of rifampin and major side effects were somewhat lower. Further studies are needed to assess the safety and efficacy of the 4-month rifampin regimen... - Urban aboriginal understandings and experiences of tuberculosis in Montreal, Quebec, CanadaMary Ellen Macdonald
Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Qual Health Res 20:506-23. 2010..Community support for, as well as negative reactions toward, individuals ill with TB were identified. We conclude with a number of community health lessons to address the treatment and prevention of TB in urban populations... - Clinical and demographic trends in a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Mumbai (1994-2006): an epidemiologic analysisManinder S Setia
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 76:387-92. 2010..People presenting to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) clinics represent an important risk group for HIV infection; prevention strategies will depend on the clinical attendance... - Inhaled corticosteroid use in asthma and the prevention of myocardial infarctionSamy Suissa
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Med 115:377-81. 2003..We investigated whether inhaled corticosteroids, which are known to improve asthma control and reduce exacerbations, are associated with a lower rate of myocardial infarction... - Inhaled corticosteroid use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of hospitalization for pneumoniaPierre Ernst
Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Ross 4 29, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, PQ, Quebec, H3A 1A1 Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:162-6. 2007..Inhaled corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Antirheumatic drugs and the risk of tuberculosisPaul Brassard
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Clin Infect Dis 43:717-22. 2006.... - The use of cholesterol-lowering medications after coronary revascularizationJames M Brophy
Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Que
CMAJ 169:1153-7. 2003..Whether physicians and patients follow this recommendation is unknown. Our objective was to determine the rate at which patients fill at least one prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications after coronary revascularization... - Dwellings, crowding, and tuberculosis in MontrealIan Wanyeki
Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, McGill University, Canada
Soc Sci Med 63:501-11. 2006.... - Evaluation of a school-based tuberculosis-screening program and associate investigation targeting recently immigrated children in a low-burden countryPaul Brassard
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pediatrics 117:e148-56. 2006.... - A predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortalityVivian G Loo
Department of Microbiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Que, Canada
N Engl J Med 353:2442-9. 2005..In March 2003, several hospitals in Quebec, Canada, noted a marked increase in the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea... - Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of tuberculosis in patients with respiratory diseasesPaul Brassard
Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183:675-8. 2011..Treatment with substantial doses of oral corticosteroids (OCS) for prolonged periods increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB). However, little is known about the effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in this respect... - The benefit of cholesterol-lowering medications after coronary revascularization: a population studyJames M Brophy
Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am Heart J 150:282-6. 2005..In routine practice, the translation of these benefits to elderly patients with recent coronary revascularization is less well known... - Men who have sex with men in India: a systematic review of the literatureManinder Singh Setia
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J LGBT Health Res 4:51-70. 2008..5% (95% confidence intervals: 11% to 22%). The review also identifies the lacunae in existing literature and provides future directions for research in the MSM community in India... - Contact investigation of a case of pulmonary and laryngeal tuberculosisC Muecke
, Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal, Canada
Can Commun Dis Rep 29:91-2. 2003 - Compliance with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus precautions in a teaching hospitalWaqqas Afif
Infection Control Service, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Infect Control 30:430-3. 2002..7; CI, 2.55-53.8). CONCLUSIONS: Compliance with MRSA precautions is low. The only significant predictor of MRSA compliance was the professional category of the health care worker... - Determinants of human papillomavirus infection among Inuit women of northern Quebec, CanadaLauren Kay Hamlin-Douglas
Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Sex Transm Dis 37:377-81. 2010..Findings suggest that for older women, markers of recent sexual activity are more predictive of HR-HPV status than markers of lifetime sexual history... - Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in an immigrant population: evidence against a founder effectSophie Kulaga
Joint Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Am J Epidemiol 159:507-13. 2004..A mycobacterial "founder effect" is unlikely to account for the high proportion of shared isolates among Haitian-born Montrealers. Recent transmission remains the most likely explanation... - Epidemiology of Crohn's disease in Québec, CanadaAnne Marie Lowe
Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Inflamm Bowel Dis 15:429-35. 2009..Crohn's disease (CD) is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to determine the prevalence and incidence of CD in Québec and characterize the demographic and health-related factors associated with this disease... - A meta-analysis of antibiotic use for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseasesZhi Song
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Can J Cardiol 24:391-5. 2008..However, results have occasionally been conflicting, and a meta-analysis may provide additional clarification... - Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in MontrealSophie Kulaga
CMAJ 167:353-4. 2002 - [Factors related to non-compliance with active tuberculosis treatment in Montreal 1992-1995]Magalie Cator
, , Ottawa, ON
Can J Public Health 93:92-7. 2002..4) and being HIV positive (OR: 8.9; 95% CI: 2.9-26.6) were independently associated with non-compliance. CONCLUSION: Non-observance seemed to be associated with patients' characteristics rather than health care system characteristics...