Marek Smieja - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR), Faculty of Health Sciences
Associate Member, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Associate Member, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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books
- Evidence‐Based Infectious Diseases 2009
- Introduction to Evidence‐Based Infectious Diseases 2009
chapters
- Tuberculosis. 87-97. 2018
- Respiratory Viruses. 598-609. 2016
- Tuberculosis. 83-97. 2009
- Introduction to Evidence‐based Infectious Diseases. 1-9. 2004
- Emerging Approaches in Cardiovascular Prevention. 219-230. 2002
conferences
- Validation of CXCL10 as a biomarker of respiratory tract infections detectable by lateral flow immunoassay. Molecular pathology and functional genomics. 66. 2022
- Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Patients With Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Administrative and Laboratory Testing Data From Ontario, Canada. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2795-2804. 2019
- Detection of trichomonal vaginalis through lensless optofluidic microscopy. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2019
- P597 Comparison of assays and specimen types for the diagnosis ofmycoplasma genitaliumand macrolide resistant mutations. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A265-A265. 2019
- Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019
- Predictors of Treatment Failure Among Infants with Acute Lower Respiratory Infection Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Botswana. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2018
- P2.45 High burden of persistent oncogenic hpv infection in high-risk, hiv-negative men who have sex with men using a novel hpv e6/e7 mrna assay. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A87-A87. 2017
- MSwab (TM) Allows Viral Detection with Direct-rapid Nucleic Acids Amplification and Culture Assays. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. S17-S18. 2017
- MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM (MG) INFECTIONS IN CANADIAN WOMEN WITH CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS (CT) AND/OR NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (NG). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S140-S140. 2016
- P07.18 Ease and comfort of a novel herswab^tmvaginal self-sampling device for the detection of sexually transmitted infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections. A127.1-A127. 2015
- Validation of MSwab medium long term frozen stability of clinical specimens for the detection of viruses by nucleic acids amplification assays and by culture. Journal of Clinical Virology. S100-S100. 2015
- IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE AEROGEN MICROPUMP AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING ADHU5AG85A TB VACCINE TO HUMAN SUBJECTS. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. A12-A12. 2015
- In Vitro Evaluation Of The Aerogen Micropump Aerosol Delivery System For Delivering Adhu5ag85a Tb Vaccine To Human Subjects. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2015
- COMPARISON OF SECOND GENERATION MOLECULAR ASSAYS FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN FEMALE URINES AND SELF-COLLECTED VAGINAL SWABS. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S129-S129. 2014
- WORKFLOW AND MAINTENANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF FIVE AUTOMATED LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS FOR MOLECULAR ASSAYS THAT DETECT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. S134-S134. 2014
- HPV Genotyping in Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparison of a Luminex-Based Assay vs Linear Array. Modern Pathology. 305A-305A. 2014
- HPV Genotyping in Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparison of a Luminex-Based Assay vs Linear Array. Laboratory Investigation. 305A-305A. 2014
- Detection and Throughput Comparison of APTIMA Combo 2 (TIGRIS) and ProbeTec ET CT/GC OX (VIPER XTR) for Chlamydia trachomatis in Self-Collected Vaginal and Urine Specimens. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 883-883. 2013
- Low Omega-3 Index in Erythrocytes Is a Risk Factor for Progression of Atherosclerosis in People Living With HIV. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S168-S168. 2013
- Developing And Implementing A Canada-Wide Hiv Tailored Quit Smoking Intervention. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2013
- INFLUENZA VACCINE USE IN MCMASTER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BETWEEN 2007 AND 2010.. American Journal of Epidemiology. S142-S142. 2011
- Burden of infection with C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, T. vaginalis and HR-HPV in homeless youth determined by APTIMA testing. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e353-e353. 2010
- PIV-3 Stability of H1N1 swine influenza virus for culture, DFA and multiplex molecular testing using UTM-RT and flocked swabs. Journal of Clinical Virology. S19-S19. 2009
- PX-16 Self-collected nasal mid-turbinate flocked swabs for molecular respiratory virus diagnosis in symptomatic volunteers. Journal of Clinical Virology. S51-S51. 2009
- Screening for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Infections by Testing Penile Meatal Swabs and Urine with APTIMA® Combo 2. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e180-e180. 2008
- P1152 Sampling respiratory epithelial cells by nasal or nasopharyngealfiocked swabs. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. S313-S313. 2007
- P1448 Flocked swabs and UTM-RT are pre-analytical tools suitable for rapid antigen kits, direct immunofiuorescence, culture and PCR diagnostics assay for viral infections. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. S404-S405. 2007
- Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in PreservCyt (R) Thinprep (R) Pap samples by Aptima (R) and Probete (TM) assays. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 642-643. 2006
- Comparative impact of multiple biomarkers and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in the context of conventional risk factors for the prediction of recurrent cardiovascular events in the heart outcomes prevention evaluation (HOPE) Study. Circulation. 871-871. 2006
- Assessing the risk of T. cruzi positive serology outside of the endemic areas: An index based on the CHICAMOCHA registry in Bucaramanga, Colombia. European Heart Journal. 293-293. 2006
- Increased rates of respiratory viral (RV) infections using Flocked Swabs and UTM-RT. Journal of Clinical Virology. S19-S19. 2006
- Multiplex RT-PCR for detecting nineteen respiratory viruses. Journal of Clinical Virology. S9-S9. 2006
- Antiretroviral exposure and carotid intimal medial thickness in a multicentre Canadian HIV cohort. Antiviral Therapy. L68-L69. 2004
- Baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein offers prognostic value in addition to contemporary risk stratification in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: Results from the CURE inflammatory marker substudy. Circulation. 499-499. 2004
- Interleukin 18 as a predictor of myocardial infarction in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study. Circulation. 747-747. 2003
- Viral pathogen scores and subsequent cardiac events in the HOPE study. Circulation. 751-751. 2003
- Infections as risk markers for subsequent cardiovascular events in the HOPE trial. Circulation. 805-805. 2001
- Inflammatory markers and risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in the HOPE trial. Circulation. 791-791. 2001
journal articles
- Measuring waning protection from seasonal influenza vaccination during nine influenza seasons, Ontario, Canada, 2010/11 to 2018/19. Eurosurveillance. 29:2300239. 2024
- More Than a Decade Since the Latest CONSORT Non-inferiority Trials Extension: Do Infectious Diseases Trials Do Enough?. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78:324-329. 2024
- Chronic COVID-19 infection in an immunosuppressed patient shows changes in lineage over time: a case report. Virology Journal. 21:8. 2024
- Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy Against Laboratory-Confirmed Seasonal Influenza Among Infants Under 6 Months of Age in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Infectious Diseases. jiad539. 2023
- Methodological and Reporting Quality of Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Antiretroviral Therapies: A Systematic Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 77:1023-1031. 2023
- Trends in infection-related and infection-unrelated cancer incidence among people with and without HIV infection in Ontario, Canada, 1996–2020: a population-based matched cohort study using health administrative data. CMAJ open. 11:E894-E905. 2023
- Estimating the Incidence of First RSV Hospitalization in Children Born in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 12:421-430. 2023
- Evaluating the Impact of Statin Use on Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness and Influenza Infection in Older Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 77:303-311. 2023
- Eosinophil-independent IL-5 levels are increased in critically ill COVID-19 patients who survive. Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology. 19:58. 2023
- Sensitivity to Neutralizing Antibodies and Resistance to Type I Interferons in SARS-CoV-2 R.1 Lineage Variants, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 29:1386-1396. 2023
- Changes in Body Mass Index with Longer-term Integrase Inhibitor Use: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (REPRIEVE). Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76:2010-2013. 2023
- Children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia complicated by effusion: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. BMC Pediatrics. 23:181. 2023
- The impact of HIV co-infection on presentation and outcome in adults with tuberculous pericarditis: Findings from the IMPI trial. Southern African Journal of Critical Care. 113:1109-1115. 2023
- Likelihood of hospitalization for a chronic respiratory condition following pediatric infection with enterovirus and rhinovirus strains. Infectious Medicine. 1:245-252. 2022
- Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity in Older Adults Changes the T Cell Repertoire but Does Not Prevent Antibody or Cellular Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination. Journal of Immunology. 209:1892-1905. 2022
- Novel care pathway to optimise antimicrobial prescribing for uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia: study protocol for a prospective before–after cohort study in the emergency department of a tertiary care Canadian children’s hospital. BMJ Open. 12:e062360-e062360. 2022
- The burden of cancer among people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada, 1997–2020: a retrospective population-based cohort study using administrative health data. CMAJ open. 10:E666-E674. 2022
- Mental Health Impacts of Quarantine: Insights from the COVID-19 International Border Surveillance Study in Toronto, Canada. European psychiatry. 65:S135-S135. 2022
- DNAzyme-Immobilizing Microgel Magnetic Beads Enable Rapid, Specific, Culture-Free, and Wash-Free Electrochemical Quantification of Bacteria in Untreated Urine. ACS Sensors. 7:985-994. 2022
- Optimising the management of childhood acute diarrhoeal disease using a rapid test-and- treat strategy and/or Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938: a multicentre, randomised, controlled, factorial trial in Botswana. BMJ Global Health. 7:e007826-e007826. 2022
- Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species are associated with decreased risk of pneumococcal colonization during infancy. The ISME Journal. 16:655-665. 2022
- Development and Evaluation of a Molecular Hepatitis A Virus Assay for Serum and Stool Specimens. Viruses. 14:159-159. 2022
- Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs. PLoS ONE. 17:e0266663-e0266663. 2022
- Assessment of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization does not permit discrimination between Canadian children with viral and bacterial respiratory infection: a matched-cohort cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21:509. 2021
- Comparison of Alinity m HPV and cobas HPV assays on cervical specimens in diverse storage media. Tumour Virus Research. 12:200224-200224. 2021
- Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against All-Cause Mortality Following Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in Older Adults, 2010–2011 to 2015–2016 Seasons in Ontario, Canada. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73:e1191-e1199. 2021
- Integrating programmable DNAzymes with electrical readout for rapid and culture-free bacterial detection using a handheld platform. Nature Chemistry. 13:895-901. 2021
- Investigating the impact of quarantine on mental health: insights from the COVID-19 international border surveillance study in Canada. BJPsych Open. 7:e143. 2021
- Workflow and Throughput of Commercial Assays to Detect Mycoplasma genitalium and Macrolide Resistance–Mediating Mutations. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 48:e132-e134. 2021
- Single-centre, open-label, randomised, trial to compare rapid molecular point-of-care streptococcal testing to standard laboratory-based testing for the management of streptococcal pharyngitis in children: study protocol. BMJ Open. 11:e047271-e047271. 2021
- COVID-19 international border surveillance at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 11:e050714-e050714. 2021
- Rapid disappearance of influenza following the implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 47:202-208. 2021
- Pandemic Planning in Homeless Shelters: A Pilot Study of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing and Support Program to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Settings. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72:1639-1641. 2021
- Self-collected oral flocked swabs to measure prevalence of Epstein-Barr Virus antibodies and DNA amongst university students. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 100:115295-115295. 2021
- Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia. JAMA pediatrics. 175:475-475. 2021
- Increased CD4 : CD8 ratio normalization with implementation of current ART management guidelines. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76:729-737. 2021
- Initial vancomycin versus metronidazole for the treatment of first-episode non-severe Clostridioides difficile infection. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 1:e27. 2021
- The impact of routine HIV drug resistance testing in Ontario: A controlled interrupted time series study. PLoS ONE. 16:e0246766-e0246766. 2021
- 1363. Assessment and Quantification of Nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Does Not Discriminate Between Children with Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7:S692-S693. 2020
- 171. Short-course Antimicrobial Therapy for Paediatric Respiratory Infections (SAFER): a multicentre, Randomized, Controlled, Blinded, Noninferiority Trial. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7:S214-S215. 2020
- Comparison of four COVID-19 screening strategies to facilitate early case identification within the homeless shelter population: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 21:941. 2020
- Clinical spectrum and prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Botswana. SAMJ - South African Medical Journal. 31:37-41. 2020
- Comparison of Assays for the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium and Macrolide Resistance Mutations in Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs and Urine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47:705-711. 2020
- Utility of asymptomatic inpatient testing for COVID-19 in a low-prevalence setting: A multicenter point-prevalence study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41:1233-1235. 2020
- Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: part 1. BMJ Open. 10:e034793-e034793. 2020
- Evaluation of the FecalSwab for Stool Specimen Storage and Molecular Detection of Enteropathogens on the BD Max System. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58:e00178-e00120. 2020
- Non-invasive detection of IgG antibodies from common pathogenic viruses using oral flocked swabs. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 97:115038-115038. 2020
- Real-time PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in Canadian laboratories. Journal of Clinical Virology. 128:104433-104433. 2020
- Author Correction: The Use of Motion Analysis as Particle Biomarkers in Lensless Optofluidic Projection Imaging for Point of Care Urine Analysis. Scientific Reports. 10:9352. 2020
- Comparison of Copan ESwab and FLOQSwab for COVID-19 Diagnosis: Working around a Supply Shortage. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58:e00669-e00620. 2020
- Real-time PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in Canadian laboratories.. Journal of Clinical Virology. 128:104433. 2020
- Evolocumab in HIV-Infected Patients With Dyslipidemia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:2570-2584. 2020
- Performance of AmpFire HPV assay on neck cervical lymph node aspirate and oropharyngeal samples. Journal of Virological Methods. 279:113840-113840. 2020
- Paediatric critical illness associated with respiratory infection: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 4:e000640-e000640. 2020
- The impact of repeated vaccination using 10-year vaccination history on protection against influenza in older adults: a test-negative design study across the 2010/11 to 2015/16 influenza seasons in Ontario, Canada. Eurosurveillance. 25:21-33. 2020
- Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Hospitalizations in Older Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221:42-52. 2020
- Review—Point-of-Care Urinalysis with Emerging Sensing and Imaging Technologies. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 167:037518-037518. 2020
- Prolonged oral vancomycin for secondary prophylaxis of relapsing Clostridium difficile infection. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19:51. 2019
- The prevalence and clinical characteristics of pertussis-associated pneumonia among infants in Botswana. BMC Pediatrics. 19:444. 2019
- The Use of Motion Analysis as Particle Biomarkers in Lensless Optofluidic Projection Imaging for Point of Care Urine Analysis. Scientific Reports. 9:17255. 2019
- Clostridium difficile intervention timelines for diagnosis, isolation, and treatment. American Journal of Infection Control. 47:1370-1374. 2019
- Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detected With Aptima Assays Performed on Self-Obtained Vaginal Swabs and Urine Collected at Home and in a Clinic. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 46:e87-e89. 2019
- Can routinely collected laboratory and health administrative data be used to assess influenza vaccine effectiveness? Assessing the validity of the Flu and Other Respiratory Viruses Research (FOREVER) Cohort. Vaccine. 37:4392-4400. 2019
- Relationships between Atherosclerosis and Plasma Antioxidant Micronutrients or Red Blood Cell Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in People Living with HIV. Nutrients. 11:1292-1292. 2019
- Predictors of Poor Outcomes Among Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus–associated Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Botswana. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 38:525-527. 2019
- Treatment of first-void urine with Aptima Transfer Solution increases detection of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA. Journal of Virological Methods. 267:48-52. 2019
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Young Children Hospitalized With Laboratory-confirmed Influenza or Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Ontario, Canada, 2009-2014.. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 38:362-369. 2019
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Young Children Hospitalized With Laboratory-confirmed Influenza or Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Ontario, Canada, 2009–2014. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 38:362-369. 2019
- Effect of Vitamin D supplementation to reduce respiratory infections in children and adolescents in Vietnam: A randomized controlled trial. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 13:176-183. 2019
- Development and validation of clinical prediction models to distinguish influenza from other viruses causing acute respiratory infections in children and adults. PLoS ONE. 14:e0212050-e0212050. 2019
- HPV E6 oncoproteins and nucleic acids in neck lymph node fine needle aspirates and oral samples from patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Tumour Virus Research. 6:1-5. 2018
- Short-course antimicrobial therapy for paediatric respiratory infections (SAFER): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 19:83. 2018
- Pneumococcal Colonization and the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children in Botswana. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 37:1176-1183. 2018
- Influenza vaccine effectiveness among cancer patients: A population-based study using health administrative and laboratory testing data from Ontario, Canada. Annals of Oncology. 29:viii568-viii568. 2018
- Strategies to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV in high-income countries: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 8:e022982-e022982. 2018
- Probiotics to Prevent Respiratory Infections in Nursing Homes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 66:1346-1352. 2018
- Vitamin D and progression of carotid intima‐media thickness in HIV‐positive Canadians. HIV Medicine. 19:143-151. 2018
- Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 378:345-353. 2018
- Correction: Rapid enteric testing to permit targeted antimicrobial therapy, with and without Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics, for paediatric acute diarrhoeal disease in Botswana: A pilot, randomized, factorial, controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 13:e0194957-e0194957. 2018
- A retrospective cohort study to predict severe dengue in Honduran patients. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17:676. 2017
- Comparison of atazanavir/ritonavir and darunavir/ritonavir based antiretroviral therapy for antiretroviral naïve patients. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17:266. 2017
- Hepatitis C co-infection is associated with an increased risk of incident chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients initiating combination antiretroviral therapy. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17:246. 2017
- A tale of two countries: all‐cause mortality among people living with HIV and receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in the UK and Canada. HIV Medicine. 18:655-666. 2017
- Prospective, Open-label Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Lyophilized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of Recurrent C. difficile Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4:S383-S384. 2017
- The Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children With Respiratory Infections in Botswana. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36:e211-e218. 2017
- Urinary Meatal Swabbing Detects More Men Infected With Mycoplasma genitalium and Four Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Than First Catch Urine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:489-491. 2017
- Mycoplasma genitalium Antibiotic Resistance–Mediating Mutations in Canadian Women With or Without Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:433-435. 2017
- Detection of cervical precancerous lesions with Aptima HPV assays using SurePath preservative fluid specimens. Tumour Virus Research. 3:155-159. 2017
- Prevalence and predictors of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in rural Canadian children. Paediatrics and Child Health. 22:125-129. 2017
- Comparison of cobas 4800, m2000, Viper XTR, and Infinity 80 Automated Instruments When Processing Urine Specimens for the Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 44:161-165. 2017
- Increased mortality among Indigenous persons in a multisite cohort of people living with HIV in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 108:e169-e175. 2017
- Quality of initial HIV care in Canada: extension of a composite programmatic assessment tool for HIV therapy. HIV Medicine. 18:151-160. 2017
- Trends and Correlates of Cigarette Smoking and Its Impacts on Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV: Findings from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study, 2008–2014. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 31:49-59. 2017
- Pneumococcal Colonization and the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children in Botswana. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4:S233-S233. 2017
- Rapid enteric testing to permit targeted antimicrobial therapy, with and without Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics, for paediatric acute diarrhoeal disease in Botswana: A pilot, randomized, factorial, controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 12:e0185177-e0185177. 2017
- Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizations among young children during the 2010-11 to 2013-14 influenza seasons in Ontario, Canada. PLoS ONE. 12:e0187834-e0187834. 2017
- A predictive model to differentiate dengue from other febrile illness. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16:694. 2016
- Agreement Between Nasal Midturbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swab to Detect Streptococcus pneumoniae by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Children and Adults. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3:196. 2016
- Epidemiological impact of a syphilis vaccine: a simulation study. Epidemiology and Infection. 144:3244-3252. 2016
- A comparison of flocked swabs and traditional swabs, using multiplex real-time PCR for detection of common gastroenteritis pathogens in Botswana. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 86:141-143. 2016
- Correlation of Clinical Outcomes With Multiplex Molecular Testing of Stool From Children Admitted to Hospital With Gastroenteritis in Botswana. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 5:312-318. 2016
- Molecular Detection of Diarrheal Pathogens. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 38:137-145. 2016
- Comparison of Workflow, Maintenance, and Consumables in the GeneXpert Infinity 80 and Panther Instruments While Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43:377-381. 2016
- Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine After Programmatic Implementation in Botswana: A Multisite Prospective Case-Control Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62:S161-S167. 2016
- Evaluating the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on the length of stay of immune-competent adult patients admitted to a hospital ward with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia: A quasi-experimental study. American Journal of Infection Control. 44:e73-e79. 2016
- Ease, Comfort, and Performance of the HerSwab Vaginal Self-Sampling Device for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43:125-129. 2016
- Frozen vs Fresh Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Clinical Resolution of Diarrhea in Patients With RecurrentClostridium difficileInfection. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 315:142-142. 2016
- What happened to enterovirus D68 infections in 2015?. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 42:9-11. 2016
- Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated withStreptococcus pneumoniae. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2016:1-4. 2016
- Evaluating the Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on the Length of Stay of Immune-Competent Adult Patients Admitted to a Hospital Ward With a Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2:1435. 2015
- Optimizing Management of Pediatric Diarrhoeal Disease in Botswana: A Pilot, Factorial, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Rapid Enteric Diagnostics and Probiotic Therapy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2:1624. 2015
- Can an antimicrobial stewardship program reduce length of stay of immune-competent adult patients admitted to hospital with diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia? Study protocol for pragmatic controlled non-randomized clinical study. Trials. 16:355. 2015
- Factors associated with the frequency of monitoring of liver enzymes, renal function and lipid laboratory markers among individuals initiating combination antiretroviral therapy: a cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15:453. 2015
- Life expectancy of HIV-positive individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy in Canada. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15:274. 2015
- Mobile phone text messaging interventions for HIV and other chronic diseases: an overview of systematic reviews and framework for evidence transfer. BMC Health Services Research. 15:33. 2015
- The effect of sexually transmitted co-infections on HIV viral load amongst individuals on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15:249. 2015
- Throat and nasal swabs for molecular detection of respiratory viruses in acute pharyngitis. Virology Journal. 12:178. 2015
- Clinical severity of pediatric respiratory illness with enterovirus D68 compared with rhinovirus or other enterovirus genotypes. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 187:1279-1284. 2015
- Clinical severity of pediatric respiratory illness with enterovirus D68 compared with rhinovirus or other enterovirus genotypes. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 187:1279-1284. 2015
- Comparison of asymptomatic and symptomatic rhinovirus infections in university students: incidence, species diversity, and viral load. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 82:292-296. 2015
- Adjunctive vitamin D for treatment of active tuberculosis in India: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 15:528-534. 2015
- Detection of Enterovirus D68 in Canadian Laboratories. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53:1748-1751. 2015
- Surveillance summary of hospitalized pediatric enterovirus D68 cases in Canada, September 2014. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 41:2-8. 2015
- Association of Respiratory Viruses with Outcomes of Severe Childhood Pneumonia in Botswana. PLoS ONE. 10:e0126593-e0126593. 2015
- Clinical Severity of Enterovirus D68 Compared With Other Rhinovirus or Enterovirus Genotypes: A Matched Cohort Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2:507. 2015
- Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion among Hiv-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with No History of Injection Drug Use: Results from a Clinical Hiv Cohort. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26:17-22. 2015
- Late initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy in Canada: a call for a national public health strategy to improve engagement in HIV care. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 18:20024. 2015
- Immunotherapy for Tuberculous Pericarditis. New England Journal of Medicine. 371:2531-2535. 2014
- A framework for community ownership of a text messaging programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and client-provider communication: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 14:441. 2014
- Modest rise in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing did not increase case detection in a clinical HIV cohort in Ontario, Canada. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 90:608-614. 2014
- Vitamin D3and gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Infectious Diseases. 14:273. 2014
- Evaluation of Anatomically Designed Flocked Rectal Swabs for Molecular Detection of Enteric Pathogens in Children Admitted to Hospital with Severe Gastroenteritis in Botswana. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:3922-3927. 2014
- Longitudinal Association Between BMI at Diagnosis and HIV Disease Progression. AIDS and Behavior. 18:2249-2257. 2014
- Comparison of Flocked and Aptima Swabs and Two Specimen Transport Media in the Aptima Combo 2 Assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:3808-3809. 2014
- Prednisolone andMycobacterium indicus praniiin Tuberculous Pericarditis. New England Journal of Medicine. 371:1121-1130. 2014
- Oseltamivir use amongst hospitalized patients infected with influenza. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 8:547-548. 2014
- The outcome and long-term follow-up of 94 patients with recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infection using single to multiple fecal microbiota transplantation via retention enema. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 33:1425-1428. 2014
- Clinical severity of rhinovirus/enterovirus compared to other respiratory viruses in children. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 8:436-442. 2014
- Head-to-Head Comparison of Second-Generation Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Urine Samples from Female Subjects and Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:2305-2310. 2014
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