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| Michael A GardamSummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Healthcare-associated infections: new initiatives and continuing challengesMichael Gardam
Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Healthc Q 15:36-41. 2012....
Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic reviewJulie Polisena
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BMC Infect Dis 11:336. 2011....- Is surveillance for multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae an effective infection control strategy in the absence of an outbreak?Michael A Gardam
Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
J Infect Dis 186:1754-60. 2002..The annual cost of a surveillance program was calculated at Canadian $1,130,184.44. Thus, the routine and costly use of MDRE surveillance and isolation precautions are not warranted in the absence of a clonal outbreak in this population... - Mycobacterial osteomyelitis and arthritisMichael Gardam
Tuberculosis Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Infect Dis Clin North Am 19:819-30. 2005..The treatment of mycobacterial bone and joint infection requires prolonged antibiotic therapy, often in conjunction with surgical intervention, particularly for spinal tuberculosis... - Anti-tumour necrosis factor agents and tuberculosis risk: mechanisms of action and clinical managementMichael A Gardam
Infection Prevention and Control and Tuberculosis Clinic, Division of Infectious Disease, University Health Network, Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Lancet Infect Dis 3:148-55. 2003..Treatment of latent tuberculosis can be considered on an individual basis for TST-negative patients receiving anti-TNF agents when significant risk factors for infection are present... - The authors respondMichael A Gardam
MSc, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network
Healthc Pap 9:30-62. 2009..For example, one could focus on, and sustain significant improvements in, cleaning and yet have a limited impact on infection rates because of poor compliance with hand hygiene and isolation procedures... - Infection control and anesthesia: lessons learned from the Toronto SARS outbreakPhilip W H Peng
Departments of Anesthesia, and Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Anaesth 50:989-97. 2003.... - Healthcare-associated infections as patient safety indicatorsMichael A Gardam
Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network
Healthc Pap 9:8-24. 2009..Finally, the impact of the burgeoning interest of the media, the threat of legal liability and the well-being of healthcare providers are discussed... - Determining mortality rates attributable to Clostridium difficile infectionSusy S Hota
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 18:305-7. 2012..Data on death within 30 days were more feasible than panel review and more accurate than death certificate data... 
Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection secondary to imperfect intensive care unit room designSusy Hota
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:25-33. 2009..Biofilm formation allows the pathogen to persist in environmental reservoirs. Thus, multiple hospital room design elements, including sink placement and design, can impact nosocomial transmission of P. aeruginosa and other pathogens...- Antimicrobial properties of hemokinin-1 against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosaAlexandra Berger
Division of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Life Sci 85:700-3. 2009..In this study, we examined whether hemokinin-1, the newest member of the tachykinin family and a close relative of substance P, has antimicrobial properties which have been attributed to other neuropeptides including substance P... - The financial impact of controlling a respiratory virus outbreak in a teaching hospital: lessons learned from SARSCamille Achonu
Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON
Can J Public Health 96:52-4. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Cost estimates that consider only excess expenditures may considerably underestimate the true cost of infection control strategies... - The impact of prophylaxis of healthcare workers on influenza pandemic burdenMichael Gardam
Toronto General Hospital, Eaton South Wing, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
J R Soc Interface 4:727-34. 2007..Therefore, prophylaxis of HCWs should be considered an important part of public health efforts for minimizing influenza pandemic burden and its socio-economic disruption... - Collateral damage: the unforeseen effects of emergency outbreak policiesSue Lim
Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lancet Infect Dis 4:697-703. 2004..Several of the control strategies were difficult to implement and resulted in considerable confusion, fear, and costs. We discuss these difficulties and offer suggestions for improving outbreak planning... - A population-based study of tuberculosis in children and adolescents in OntarioWanatpreeya Phongsamart
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:416-9. 2009..There are few population-based data on presentation and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents in Ontario... - Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: a national survey of Canadian acute-care hospitalsJulie Polisena
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:437-9. 2008..Our response rate was 72% (413 responses), and 28% of hospitals reprocess single-use devices. The results showed that Canadian hospital practices have not changed much in the past decade... - Managing febrile respiratory illnesses during a hypothetical SARS outbreakKamran Khan
Inner City Health Research Unit, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8
Emerg Infect Dis 11:191-200. 2005..1% of circulating FRIs. Increasing influenza vaccination rates among the general population before the onset of respiratory season would save both money and lives... - Transmission of influenza A in human beingsGabrielle Brankston
Infection Prevention and Control Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lancet Infect Dis 7:257-65. 2007..Further research is required to better define conditions under which the influenza virus may transmit via the airborne route... - Global public health implications of a mass gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the midst of an influenza pandemicKamran Khan
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Travel Med 17:75-81. 2010.... - Evidence for local transmission and reactivation of tuberculosis in the Toronto Somali communityCamille Achonu
Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scand J Infect Dis 38:778-81. 2006..We recommend that ongoing surveillance and treatment programmes be directed towards this community... - Infection control practices related to Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals in CanadaDenise Gravel
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario, Canada
Am J Infect Control 37:9-14. 2009..We carried out a survey to identify the infection prevention and control practices in place in Canadian hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)...