selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Enquête sur une éclosion importante de SRAS-CoV-2 dans un établissement de soins de longue durée au début de la pandémie. CMAJ. 193:E1098-E1106. 2021
- Investigation of a severe SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a long-term care home early in the pandemic. CMAJ. 193:E681-E688. 2021
- Value of certification in infection prevention and control. American Journal of Infection Control. 47:1265-1269. 2019
- Response to Schmidt et al.: Antimicrobial surfaces – huge potential, significant uncertainty. Journal of Hospital Infection. 100:e161-e162. 2018
- An emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria. CMAJ. 189:E1115-E1115. 2017
- Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in contacts of patients newly identified as colonized or infected with MRSA in the immediate postexposure and postdischarge periods. American Journal of Infection Control. 45:295-297. 2017
- Do physicians clean their hands? Insights from a covert observational study. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 11:862-864. 2016
- Antimicrobial surfaces to prevent healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection. 92:7-13. 2016
- Medical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal by Nurses on General Medical Wards. JAMA Internal Medicine. 176:113-113. 2016
- Indwelling urinary catheter surveillance using a Task-oriented nurse acuity system. American Journal of Infection Control. 43:1112-1113. 2015
- Identifying changes in the role of the infection preventionist through the 2014 practice analysis study conducted by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. American Journal of Infection Control. 43:664-668. 2015
- Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection during an outbreak in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. American Journal of Infection Control. 41:509-512. 2013
- Nosocomial Transmission of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-1-ProducingKlebsiella pneumoniaein Toronto, Canada. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 34:49-55. 2013
- Validation of Administrative Population-Based Data Sets for the Detection of Cesarean Delivery Surgical Site Infection. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 32:1213-1215. 2011
- The Impact of Treatment Modality on Infection-Related Hospitalization Rates in Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis Patients. Advances in peritoneal dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis. 31:440-449. 2011
- Reducing the Risk of Severe Complications among Patients withClostridium difficileInfection. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 25:368-372. 2011
- The role of colonization pressure in nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Journal of Infection Control. 37:106-110. 2009
- Utility of environmental sampling for the prevention of transmission of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitals.. The Canadian journal of infection control : the official journal of the Community & Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada = Revue canadienne de prevention des infections / Association pour la prevention des infections a l'hopit. 24:119-124. 2009
- Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance Report. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 15:257-260. 2004
- Practice analysis for infection control and epidemiology in the new millennium. American Journal of Infection Control. 30:437-448. 2002
- Training costs and investment payback of implementing molecular diagnostics for identification of vancomycin resistant enterococci in a clinical microbiology laboratory. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 42:91-97. 2002
- Effect of routine use of a multiplex PCR for detection of vanA- and vanB- mediated enterococcal resistance on accuracy, costs and earlier reporting. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 41:215-220. 2001
- Screening and tracking latex allergies.. Canadian Nurse. 97:32-33. 2001
- Risk of bacteremia from temporary hemodialysis catheters by site of insertion and duration of use: A prospective study. Kidney International. 58:2543-2545. 2000
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Ontario. Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 15. 1982
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conference paper
- Prospective study of infections related to the use of temporary hemodialysis catheters.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. A0792-A0792. 1997