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| Raymond TellierSummaryAffiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children Country: Canada Publications
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Review of aerosol transmission of influenza A virusRaymond Tellier
Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1657-62. 2006....
Association of drowning and myocarditis in a pediatric population: an autopsy-based studyGino R Somers
Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Pathol Lab Med 129:205-9. 2005..Drowning is a frequent cause of accidental death in childhood, but the association of myocarditis and drowning has only rarely been reported...- Risk factors for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric patients: a case-control studyUpton D Allen
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Transplant 9:450-5. 2005..Additional studies are warranted to further define the factors associated with PTLD in EBV-seropositive transplant recipients... - The prevalence of BK viremia and urinary viral shedding in a pediatric renal transplant population: a single-center retrospective analysisR Todd Alexander
Division of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatr Transplant 10:586-92. 2006..These findings support the routine screening of pediatric post-renal transplant patients for polyomavirus replication... - The complete sequence of a human parainfluenzavirus 4 genomeCarmen Yea
Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada E mails C Y
Viruses 1:26-41. 2009..The availability of a complete genomic sequence will facilitate investigations on a respiratory virus that is still not completely characterized... - Clinical features and viral serologies in children with multiple sclerosis: a multinational observational studyBrenda Banwell
Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Lancet Neurol 6:773-81. 2007..Our aim was to determine some of these characteristics in children with MS... 
Comparison of a commercial qualitative real-time RT-PCR kit with direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) and cell culture for detection of influenza A and B in childrenFarhad Gharabaghi
Division of Microbiology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8 Canada
J Clin Virol 42:190-3. 2008..Institutional pandemic planning prompted a study of the molecular detection of influenza virus from respiratory specimens in children, compared to conventional diagnostics...- Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection in Toronto children: a second lookAri Bitnun
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 123:97-101. 2009..This report provides an update on pediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infections in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that includes microbiological findings... - Clinical, environmental, and genetic determinants of multiple sclerosis in children with acute demyelination: a prospective national cohort studyBrenda Banwell
Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Lancet Neurol 10:436-45. 2011.... - Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency associated with a dysplastic marrow morphologyYigal Dror
Division of Immunology and Allergy, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Rm 7279 Elm Wing, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
Pediatr Res 55:472-7. 2004..We conclude that marrows from patients with PNP deficiency might have hypersensitivity to irradiation and can develop dysplastic morphology, caused either directly or indirectly by the inherited enzymatic defect... - Children hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related illness in TorontoAri Bitnun
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 112:e261. 2003..Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis of nasopharyngeal specimens seems to be of little utility for the diagnosis of SARS during the early symptomatic phase of this illness in young children... - Mycoplasma pneumoniae pericarditis demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopyMaria Szymanski
Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8
Clin Infect Dis 34:E16-7. 2002..Because no other infectious agent could be found in the pericardial fluid, M. pneumoniae was presumed to be the etiologic agent of the pericarditis... - Herpes simplex virus in febrile neutropenic children undergoing chemotherapy for cancer: a prospective cohort studyRaveena Ramphal
Division of Haematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:700-4. 2007..Our secondary objectives were to describe the association between oral HSV and prolonged fever, neutropenia, mucositis, and response to initial antimicrobial therapy... - Molecular characterization of rotavirus strains from children in Toronto, CanadaEleni Kostouros
Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5G 1X8
J Clin Virol 28:77-84. 2003..CONCLUSION: Our RT-PCR assay enables unambiguous determination of the G-serotype. The overall relative incidence of G-serotypes in Toronto is similar to that of other developed countries. Serotype G9 was present at low levels in Toronto... - Comprehensive detection and serotyping of human adenoviruses by PCR and sequencingHelen Sarantis
Division of Microbiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
J Clin Microbiol 42:3963-9. 2004..This comprehensive assay has proven effective for diagnosing adenoviruses at the serotype level in a broad range of patient specimens, including conjunctival, nasopharyngeal, stool, blood, and urine specimens... - Comparison of human metapneumovirus infection with respiratory syncytial virus infection in childrenSean X Zhang
Public Health Laboratories Toronto, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:1022-4. 2009..Compared with RSV, hMPV infection was more common in children with congenital abnormalities, particularly those with cardio-pulmonary dysplasia and was associated with an increased ventilatory requirement... - Vaccine-strain varicella zoster virus causing recurrent herpes zoster in an immunocompetent 2-year-oldKaede Ota
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:847-8. 2008..Vaccine-strain VZV was identified through polymerase chain reaction. This report aims to alert physicians that recurrent vaccine-strain herpes zoster can be a rare complication of VZV vaccination in apparently immunocompetent hosts... - Identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome in CanadaSusan M Poutanen
Toronto Medical Laboratories and Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Microbiology, Toronto, Canada
N Engl J Med 348:1995-2005. 2003..It appears to be of viral origin, with patterns suggesting droplet or contact transmission. The role of human metapneumovirus, a novel coronavirus, or both requires further investigation... - Amplification by long RT-PCR of near full-length norovirus genomesJennifer Kostela
Metabolism Research Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
J Virol Methods 149:226-30. 2008..Two norovirus isolates from Toronto, Canada, in 2002 and 2005 were sequenced. This approach will facilitate molecular epidemiology studies of noroviruses... - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in a liver transplant recipient and guidelines for donor SARS screeningDeepali Kumar
Infectious Diseases and Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Transplant 3:977-81. 2003..As SARS spreads throughout the world, it may become an increasingly significant problem for transplant patients and programs... - Hepatitis B virus DNA prediction rules for hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis BJordan J Feld
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Hepatology 46:1057-70. 2007.... - Acute childhood encephalitis and encephalopathy associated with influenza: a prospective 11-year reviewReshma Amin
Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:390-5. 2008..Influenza virus infection has been associated with a variety of neurologic complications. The objective of this study was to evaluate prospectively the role of influenza viruses in acute childhood encephalitis/encephalopathy (ACE)... - Long PCR amplification of large fragments of viral genomes: a technical overviewRaymond Tellier
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Methods Mol Biol 226:167-72. 2003 - A 24-hour screening protocol for identification of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faeciumSteven J Drews
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Room 3654, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
J Clin Microbiol 44:1578-80. 2006..Compared to conventional screening methods, this protocol had a high sensitivity and specificity and a negative predictive value... - Long PCR methodologyRaymond Tellier
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Methods Mol Biol 226:173-8. 2003 - Detection and species-level identification of primate herpesviruses with a comprehensive PCR test for human herpesvirusesGrant Johnson
Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Microbiol 41:1256-8. 2003.... - Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the Caribbean: a case reportDimas Mateos Corral
Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Can Respir J 15:237-9. 2008..The following report describes the first known reported case in a CF patient from the Caribbean attending a North American CF clinic... - Epstein-Barr virus in pediatric multiple sclerosisSuad Alotaibi
Department of Pediatrics(Neurology, Al-Sabah Hospital, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
JAMA 291:1875-9. 2004..003), while seropositivity for cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, and varicella zoster did not differ between MS patients and controls. CONCLUSION: These results suggest an association between EBV infection and pediatric MS... - Fulminant disseminated Varicella Zoster virus infection without skin involvementRonald M Grant
Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5G 1X8
J Clin Virol 24:7-12. 2002..Testing for VZV viremia by PCR can at the very least suggest the diagnosis although whether plasma-associated viremia is truly pathognomonic of visceral disseminated infection remains to be established... - Human illness from avian influenza H7N3, British ColumbiaS Aleina Tweed
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 10:2196-9. 2004..Surveillance identified two persons with confirmed avian influenza infection. Symptoms included conjunctivitis and mild influenzalike illness... - Detection of RNA in purified cytomegalovirus virionsElizabeth Sarcinella
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ont, Canada
Virus Res 104:129-37. 2004..The presence of the UL 21.5 and TRL/IRL 2-5 RNA transcripts in all strains tested demonstrates that the packaged transcripts occurs in all strains of HCMV suggesting that they may have a relevant role in the biology of this virus... - Pediatric Epstein-Barr virus-associated encephalitis: 10-year reviewAsif Doja
Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, ON, Canada
J Child Neurol 21:384-91. 2006..Most children make full recoveries, but residual neurologic sequelae and even death can and do occur... - Human herpesvirus 7 in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantationMuhammad Khanani
Division of Hematology Oncology Bone Marrow Transplantation, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
Pediatr Blood Cancer 48:567-70. 2007..Little is known about the significance of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)... - The potential impact of SARS on organ transplantation: exercise cautionUpton Allen
Pediatr Transplant 7:345-7. 2003 - Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experiencePatrick Tang
University of Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 170:47-54. 2004..In patients with SARS, specimens taken from the lower respiratory tract and stool samples test positive by means of RT-PCR more often than do samples taken from other areas...