Real-world evidence of sotrovimab effectiveness for preventing severe outcomes in patients with COVID-19: A quality improvement propensity-matched retrospective cohort study of a pan-provincial program in Alberta, Canada

Authors: Farmer, Gregory, Sikdar, Khokan C., Lo, TKT, Conly, John, Slobodan, Jeremy, Ross, Jordan, James, Samantha, Usman, Hussain, Kemp, Kyle, Baker, Kristi, Doucette, Karen, Nijssen-Jordan, Cheri, Saxinger, Lynora M., Joffe, A. Mark

Source: In International Journal of Infectious Diseases September 2024 146

Case Series of Jamestown Canyon Virus Infections with Neurologic Outcomes, Canada, 2011-2016.

Authors: Meier-Stephenson, Vanessa¹, meierste@ualberta.ca, Drebot, Michael A.², Dimitrova, Kristina², DiQuinzio, Melanie³, Fonseca, Kevin⁴, Forrest, David⁵, Hatchette, Todd³, Morshed, Muhammad⁶, Patriquin, Glen³, Poliquin, Guillaume², Saxinger, Lynora¹, Serhir, Bouchra⁷, Tellier, Raymond⁸, Therrien, Christian⁷, Vrbova, Linda², Wood, Heidi²

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2024, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p874-881, 8p

Albertans deserved a postpandemic review, but got misinformation instead

Authors: Manns, Braden, Saxinger, Lynora

Source: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). February 1, 2025, pA6.

Integrated surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use: Evaluation of the status in Canada (2014—2019)

Authors: Otto, Simon J. G., Haworth-Brockman, Margaret, Miazga-Rodriguez, Misha, Wierzbowski, Aleksandra, Saxinger, Lynora M.

Source: Canadian veterinary journal. 63(2):161-170

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Histoplasmosis acquired in Alberta, Canada: an epidemiological and genomic study

Authors: Dingle, Tanis C ^*, Croxen, Matthew A, Fathima, Sumana, Shokoples, Sandy, Sonpar, Ashlesha, Saxinger, Lynora, Schwartz, Ilan S

Source: In The Lancet Microbe May 2021 2(5):e191-e197

Free-living amoebae and other neglected protistan pathogens: Health emergency signals?

Authors: Angelici, Maria Cristina, Walochnik, Julia, Calderaro, Adriana, Saxinger, Lynora, Dacks, Joel B.

Source: In European Journal of Protistology February 2021 77

Co-designing to improve Practice in Treating Urinary Tract Infections: a case study of reducing inappropriate antibiotic treatment

Authors: Noël, Guillermina, Pasay, Darren, Campbell-Scherer, Denise, Saxinger, Lynora

Source: Visible language. 55(1):66-96

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Province's pandemic review needs to be transparent

Authors: Saxinger, Lynora, Manns, Braden

Source: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). April 27, 2024, A6

Antimicrobial stewardship in rural nursing homes: Impact of interprofessional education and clinical decision tool implementation on urinary tract infection treatment in a cluster randomized trial

Authors: Pasay, Darren K., Guirguis, Micheal S., Shkrobot, Rhonda C., Slobodan, Jeremy P., Wagg, Adrian S., Sadowski, Cheryl A., Conly, John M., Saxinger, Lynora M., Bresee, Lauren C.

Source: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 40(4):432-437

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Apples to Apples? A Comparison of Real-World Tolerability of Antiretrovirals in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Authors: Turvey, Shannon L.¹ (AUTHOR) sturvey@ualberta.ca, Saxinger, Lynora¹ (AUTHOR) saxinger@ualberta.ca, Mason, Andrew L.² (AUTHOR) andrew.mason@ualberta.ca

Source: Viruses (1999-4915). Mar2022, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p516-516. 13p.

Subject Terms: *CHOLANGITIS, *HIV infections, *INFECTION, *REVERSE transcriptase inhibitors, *HIV-positive persons, *HIV, *ANTIRETROVIRAL agents

Bacterial infections in acute variceal hemorrhage despite antibiotics—a multicenter study of predictors and clinical impact

Authors: Lee, Stephen, Saxinger, Lynora, Ma, Mang, Prado, Verónica, Fernández, Joaquin, Kumar, Deepali, Gonzalez‐Abraldes, Juan, Keough, Adam, Bastiampillai, Ravin, Carbonneau, Michelle, Fernandez, Javier, Tandon, Puneeta

Source: United European Gastroenterology journal. 5(8):1090-1099

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COVID-19 screening of asymptomatic patients admitted through emergency departments in Alberta: a prospective quality-improvement study.

Authors: Ravani, Pietro¹ (AUTHOR) pravani@ucalgary.ca, Saxinger, Lynora¹ (AUTHOR), Chandran, Uma¹ (AUTHOR), Fonseca, Kevin¹ (AUTHOR), Murphy, Stephanie¹ (AUTHOR), Lang, Eddy¹ (AUTHOR), McDougall, Laura¹ (AUTHOR), Manns, Braden¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: CMAJ Open. 2020, Vol. 8 Issue 4, pE887-E894. 8p.

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in vasculitis patients.

Authors: Butt, Imama N., van Eeden, Charmaine, Burns, Katharina Kovacs, Saxinger, Lynora, Clifford, Alison, Redmond, Desiree, Cohen Tervaert, Jan Willem, Yacyshyn, Elaine

Source: Frontiers in Public Health; 2023, p1-12, 12p

AMMI Canada Practice Point: Updated recommendations for treatment of adults with symptomatic COVID-19 in 2023–2024.

Authors: Grant, Jennifer M, Lam, John, Goyal, Sohal V, Lother, Sylvain, Kassim, Sameer S, Lee, Stephen B, Chan, Justin, Girouard, Gabriel, Barrett, Lisa, Takaya, Satchan, Piszczek, Jolanta, Vinh, Donald C, Findlater, Aidan R, Saxinger, Lynora

Source: JAMMI: Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Disease Canada; Dec2023, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p245-252, 8p

Effectiveness of face masks for reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid systematic review.

Authors: Boulos, Leah, Curran, Janet A., Gallant, Allyson, Wong, Helen, Johnson, Catherine, Delahunty-Pike, Alannah, Saxinger, Lynora, Chu, Derek, Comeau, Jeannette, Flynn, Trudy, Clegg, Julie, Dye, Christopher

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences; 10/9/2023, Vol. 381 Issue 2257, p1-22, 22p

Subject Terms: MEDICAL masks, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, SARS-CoV-2, MASK laws, RANDOMIZED controlled trials

Mo1943 SEQUENTIAL FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANT BY ENEMA PLUS FIDAXOMICIN IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE OR FULMINANT CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION

Authors: Russell, Lindsey, Roach, Brandi, Yang, David Y., Wang, Christopher, Wong, Karen, Saxinger, Lynora, Monaghan, Tanya, Kao, Dina H.

Source: Gastroenterology. 158(6):S-987-S-987

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Prevalence of antimicrobial use in a network of Canadian hospitals in 2002 and 2009

Authors: Taylor, Geoffrey, Gravel, Denise, Saxinger, Lynora, Bush, Kathryn, Simmonds, Kimberley, Matlow, Anne, Embree, Joanne, Le Saux, Nicole, Johnston, Lynn, Suh, Kathryn N.

Source: Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology. 26(2):85-89

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COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions in Patients With Rheumatic Disease: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Authors: Butt, Imama N., van Eeden, Charmaine, Burns, Katharina Kovacs, Saxinger, Lynora, Clifford, Alison, Cohen Tervaert, Jan W., Yacyshyn, Elaine A.

Source: Journal of Rheumatology; May2023, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p690-696, 7p

Subject Terms: PATIENTS' attitudes, COVID-19 vaccines, RHEUMATISM, COVID-19, VACCINATION complications, VACCINATION

Rapid antigen-based and rapid molecular tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid review with network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Authors: Veroniki, Areti Angeliki, Tricco, Andrea C., Watt, Jennifer, Tsokani, Sofia, Khan, Paul A., Soobiah, Charlene, Negm, Ahmed, Doherty-Kirby, Amanda, Taylor, Paul, Lunny, Carole, McGowan, Jessie, Little, Julian, Mallon, Patrick, Moher, David, Wong, Sabrina, Dinnes, Jacqueline, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Saxinger, Lynora, Chan, Adrienne, Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee

Source: BMC Medicine; 3/29/2023, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p

Subject Terms: COVID-19 testing, DIAGNOSIS methods, ANTIGEN analysis, RAPID diagnostic tests, COVID-19 pandemic

Company/Entity: CANADA. Health Canada

Fidaxomicin to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile: what will it cost in the USA and Canada?

Authors: Patel, Devangi, Senecal, Julien, Spellberg, Brad, Morris, Andrew M., Saxinger, Lynora, Footer, Brent W., McDonald, Emily G., Lee, Todd C.

Source: JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance; Feb2023, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p