Pulmonary Bacterial Communities in Surgically Resected Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Lungs Are Similar to Those in Cystic Fibrosis by Heather Maughan, Kristopher S. Cunningham, Pauline W. Wang, Yu Zhang, Marcelo Cypel, Cecilia Chaparro, D. Elizabeth Tullis, Thomas K. Waddell, Shaf Keshavjee, Mingyao Liu, David S. Guttman, David M. Hwang

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Independent Heath Facility Meets Cancer Care Ontario and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Endoscopic Procedure Wait Times While Meeting Quality Indicators: A... by Fraser Kegel, Niv Sne, Timothy Rice, Eric Joy, Shayan Shahsavar, Celeste A. Collins, Maria Gagarine, Alexandra Allard-Coutu, Lisa Klotz, Angela Coates, Kamyar Kahnamoui, Marko Simunovic

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Activation of the periaqueductal gray controls respiratory output through a distributed brain network by Mitchell Prostebby, Jashan Saini, Vivian Biancardi, Vivian Biancardi, Vivian Biancardi, Clayton T. Dickson, Clayton T. Dickson, Clayton T. Dickson, Clayton T. Dickson, Silvia Pagliardini, Silvia Pagliardini, Silvia Pagliardini

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A Redescription of the Bulla, Antennae, and Mouth Parts of Female Clavella sp. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) Infesting Wild Gadus morhua Using Scanning Electron Mic... by Harry M. Murray, Jacqueline M. Hanlon, Kimberly Marshall, Corey Morris

“…This study reports on the occurrence of a lernaeopodid infestation of wild-sourced Gadus morhua sampled from separate inshore (Gilbert Bay, NL) and offshore (Virgin Rocks, NL) populations from Newfoundland, Canada. The majority of the parasites were observed to be associated with the buccal cavity, gill filaments, gill arch, and occasionally near the outer edge of the operculum. …”
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Prevalence, Demographics, and Treatment Characteristics of Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema in a Representative Canadian Cohort by Robert J. Petrella, Julie Blouin, Brian Davies, Martin Barbeau

“…This data can help to inform evaluation of current DME treatment patterns and of proposed new treatment on drug plan budgets in Canada.…”
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The 5th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: We Are Not Done Yet—Remaining Challenges in Hepatitis C by Nicholas van Buuren, Lorraine Fradette, Jason Grebely, Alexandra King, Mel Krajden, Sonya A. MacParland, Alison Marshall, Sahar Saeed, Joyce Wilson, Marina B. Klein, Selena M. Sagan

“…However, a considerable proportion of the population remains undiagnosed and treatment uptake remains low in Canada due to financial, geographical, cultural, and social barriers. …”
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Temporal Changes on the Risks and Complications of Posttransplantion Diabetes Mellitus Following Cardiac Transplantation by Nadia Iannino, Amine Nasri, Agnès Räkel, Anique Ducharme, Kim Lachance, Normand Racine, Simon de Denus, Maxime Tremblay-Gravel, Annik Fortier, Michel White

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Clinical Significance and Characterization of AZT-Resistant Strains of HIV-1 by Mark A Wainberg, Ronald Rooke, Michel Tremblay, XuGuang Li, Michael A Parniak, Qing Gao, Xiao-Jian Yao, Chris Tsoukas, JSG Montaner, M Fanning, J Ruedy

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Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance Report by John M Conly, Scott McEwen, Jim Hutchinson, Nora Boyd, Sandra Callery, Elizabeth Bryce

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Does Vibrio Vulnificus Present a Health Threat to Canadians? by Stanislava Stavric, Barbara Buchanan

“…OBJECTIVE: To review recent data on Vibrio vulnificus and its properties, characteristics of disease and epidemiology, sources of infection, population at risk, infectious dose, documented cases of infection and health risk from V vulnificus infection in Canada.…”
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Asthma Management at Discharge from the Emergency Department: A Descriptive Study by Pascale Gervais, Isabelle Larouche, Lucie Blais, Anne Fillion, Marie-France Beauchesne

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Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease among Canadian Gastroenterologists by J Jones, R Panaccione, ML Russell, R Hilsden

“…BACKGROUND: Little is known about physician perceptions of and practices in using infliximab – a biological agent that was approved in Canada for the treatment of Crohn’s disease in 2001, and for ulcerative colitis in 2006.…”
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Decoding methane concentration in Alberta oil sands: A machine learning exploration by Liubov Sysoeva, Ilhem Bouderbala, Miles H. Kent, Esha Saha, B.A. Zambrano-Luna, Russell Milne, Hao Wang

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Impact of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) on Clinical Outcomes in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Does Speeding Up Neutrophil Engraftment Make a Differ... by Ahmed Alnughmush, MD, Ayman Sayyed, MD, Mats Remberger, PhD, Eshrak AL-Shaibani, MD, Carol Chen, BSc, Caden Chiarello, Ivan Pasic, MD, Igor Novitzky-Basso, MD, Arjun Datt Law, MD, Wilson Lam, MD, Dennis (Dong Hwan) Kim, MD, Armin Gerbitz, MD, Auro Viswabandya, MD, Rajat Kumar, MD, Fotios V. Michelis, MD, Jonas Mattsson, MD, PhD

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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study by Lauren Kelenc, Brittany Wiles, Fareha Nishat, Chitra Lalloo, Anya Nair, Craig Eling, Melanie Kirby-Allen, Ewurabena Simpson, Roona Sinha, Richard Ward, William T. Zempsky, Sara Ahola Kohut, Jennifer N. Stinson

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec by Vincent Nault, Mathieu Beaudoin, Daniel JG Thirion, Michel Gosselin, Benoit Cossette, Louis Valiquette

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Thyrotoxicosis Associated with a Hypopharyngeal Toxic Nodular Thyroid by S. Ali Imran, Adam Hinchey, Rob Hart, Martin Bullock, Andrew Ross, Steven Burrell

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Factors Associated with Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus among Illicit Drug Users by Jason Grebely, Jesse D Raffa, Calvin Lai, Mel Krajden, Brian Conway, Mark W Tyndall

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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Liver: A Report of Two Cases by JE Morris, DA Malatjalian, A Bodurthra, M Smith, O Koller, J Bhan, L Magtibay

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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Charles KN Chan, François Maltais, Chris Sigouin, Jennifer M Haddon, Gordon T Ford, on behalf of the SAFE Study Group

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