Irene Martin

Summary

Affiliation: Public Health Agency of Canada
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Emergence and characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with decreased susceptibilities to ceftriaxone and cefixime in Canada: 2001-2010
    Irene Martin
    Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 39:316-23. 2012
  2. ncbi Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Canada: 2000-2009
    Irene Martin
    National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 38:892-8. 2011
  3. ncbi Characterization of proline, citrulline, and uracil auxotrophic plasmid-carrying Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in Canada, 1993-2003
    Lai King Ng
    Bacteriology and Enterics Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 33:688-90. 2006
  4. ncbi Trends of chromosomally mediated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada: 1994-1999
    Lai King Ng
    National Microbial Laboratory, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 30:896-900. 2003
  5. ncbi Mutation in 23S rRNA associated with macrolide resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    Lai King Ng
    National Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:3020-5. 2002
  6. ncbi Serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada during the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 2010
    Walter H B Demczuk
    National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada
    Can J Microbiol 58:1008-17. 2012
  7. ncbi Cephalosporin and azithromycin susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by site of infection, British Columbia, 2006 to 2011
    Travis S Hottes
    British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 40:46-51. 2013

Collaborators

  • Lai King Ng
  • Vanessa Allen
  • Gregory J Tyrrell
  • Matthew W Gilmour
  • Travis S Hottes
  • Walter H B Demczuk
  • Mark Gilbert
  • David Patrick
  • Miguel Imperial
  • Linda M N Hoang
  • Rachel McKay
  • Richard T Lester
  • Gina Ogilvie
  • Tom Wong
  • Brigitte Lefebvre
  • Amanda Shane
  • George G Zhanel
  • - Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network
  • Allison Mcgeer
  • Averil Griffith
  • - Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Emergence and characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with decreased susceptibilities to ceftriaxone and cefixime in Canada: 2001-2010
    Irene Martin
    Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 39:316-23. 2012
    ..We examined the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of 155 N. gonorrhoeae isolates with decreased susceptibilities to third-generation cephalosporins isolated in Canada between 2001 and mid-2010...
  2. ncbi Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Canada: 2000-2009
    Irene Martin
    National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 38:892-8. 2011
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  3. ncbi Characterization of proline, citrulline, and uracil auxotrophic plasmid-carrying Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in Canada, 1993-2003
    Lai King Ng
    Bacteriology and Enterics Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 33:688-90. 2006
    ..Proline, citrulline, and uracil (PCU) Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a common auxotroph in Canada and resistance to antibiotics in this auxotroph is rare...
  4. ncbi Trends of chromosomally mediated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada: 1994-1999
    Lai King Ng
    National Microbial Laboratory, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 30:896-900. 2003
    ..gonorrhoeae (CMRNG) were defined as having resistance to 3 antibiotics: penicillin (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] > or =2.0 mg/L), tetracycline (MIC > or =2.0 mg/L and < or =8.0 mg/L), and erythromycin (MIC > or =2.0 mg/L)...
  5. ncbi Mutation in 23S rRNA associated with macrolide resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    Lai King Ng
    National Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:3020-5. 2002
    ..coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Helicobacter pylori, this is the first observation of these mutations associated with macrolide resistance in N. gonorrhoeae...
  6. ncbi Serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada during the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 2010
    Walter H B Demczuk
    National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada
    Can J Microbiol 58:1008-17. 2012
    ..Continued monitoring of invasive pneumococcal serotypes in Canada is important to identify epidemiological trends and assess the impact of the newly introduced PCV13 vaccine on public health...
  7. ncbi Cephalosporin and azithromycin susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by site of infection, British Columbia, 2006 to 2011
    Travis S Hottes
    British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
    Sex Transm Dis 40:46-51. 2013
    ..To explore trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae, we reviewed provincial laboratory data from British Columbia, 2006 to 2011...