The Manitoba Community Intrevenous Therapy Program: Then and Now by Shurjeel H Choudhri

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Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Manitoba: Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Treatment by Victoria J Cook, Jure Manfreda, Earl S Hershfield

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Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba by Monique Visser, Shadi Sepehrim, Nancy Olson, Tim Du, Michael R Mulvey, Michelle J Alfa

“…The aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Using an alcohol treatment protocol and inoculation of cultures on C difficile Moxalactam Norfloxacin (CDMN), toxigenic C difficile was found in 6.3% of 48 meat samples. …”
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The Natural History of Pancreatic Cancer in Manitoba: A Population Based Study by Jack Martin, Brian H Weinerman

“…A retrospective review of the Manitoba Tumour Registry from January 1987 to December 1989 was performed. …”
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A Dutch Fanconi Anemia FANCC Founder Mutation in Canadian Manitoba Mennonites by Yne de Vries, Nikki Lwiwski, Marieke Levitus, Bertus Kuyt, Sara J. Israels, Fré Arwert, Michel Zwaan, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Blanche P. Alter, Hans Joenje, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer

“…Here, we report 15 patients of Dutch ancestry and a large Canadian Manitoba Mennonite kindred carrying the FANCC c.67delG mutation. …”
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Dietary intakes, food behaviours, and health indicators among Métis youth in Manitoba, Canada by Chantal Perchotte, Olena Kloss, Joyce Slater, Alan Katz, Bhanu Pilli, Aynslie Hinds, Marcelo L Urquia, Julianne Sanguins, Chris Green, Jaime Cidro, Dan Chateau, Nathan Nickel, Thomas Falkenberg

“…This study, as part of the Food and Nutrition Security for Manitoba Youth (FANS) study, examines dietary intakes, food behaviours, and health indicators of Métis compared to non-Métis youth. …”
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Utility of Gastric Aspirates in Screening for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in High Risk Subjects: The Manitoba Experience by A Bahammam, SH Choudhri, R Long

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease: Manitoba’s HIV Unlinked Seroprevalence Study by Laila Sekla, Gregory Hammond, Robert Tate, Walter Stackiw, Gudrun Eibisch, Sherlyn Shewchook

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Low Prevalence of VRE Gastrointestinal Colonization of Hospitalized Patients in Manitoba Tertiary Care and Community Hospitals by George G Zhanel, Godfrey KM Harding, Stuart Rosser, Daryl J Hoban, James A Karlowsky, Michelle Alfa, Amin Kabani, John Embil, Alfred Gin, Trevor Williams, Lindsay E Nicolle

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bowel colonization in hospitalized patients in Manitoba who had stool specimens collected for Clostridium difficile toxin and/or culture testing.…”
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Lesion Distribution and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Elk and White-Tailed Deer in South-Western Manitoba, Canada by Todd K. Shury, Doug Bergeson

“…Surveillance for Mycobacterium bovis in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from south-western Manitoba was carried out from 1997 to 2010 to describe the lesions, epidemiology, and geographic distribution of disease. …”
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The First Large Identification of 3ANX and NX Producing Isolates of <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> in Manitoba, Western Canada by Maria Antonia Henriquez, Srinivas Sura, Sean Walkowiak, David Kaminski, Anne Kirk, Mark W. Sumarah, Parthasarathy Santhanam, Nina Kepeshchuk, Jules Carlson, E. RoTimi Ojo, Pam de Rocquigny, Holly Derksen

“…In addition, it is the first identification of 15ADON chemotypes producing 3ANX in Western Canada and the first identification of 3ANX and NX-producing isolates in Manitoba, collected from wheat samples.…”
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Constructing TheKeep.Ca With Thrivers of Cancer in Manitoba, Canada, in Support of Enhancing Patient Engagement: Protocol for a Pragmatic Multimethods Study by Maclean Thiessen, Kellie Jewitt, Raina Stromberg, Janelle Marie Lamontagne, Genevieve Richardson Tanguay, Annette Albo, Chantale Thurston, Diana E McMillan

“… BackgroundTheKeep.Ca was built to facilitate engagement with those experiencing cancer in Manitoba, Canada. Constructed between 2020 and 2024 with a group of patient advisors, the website includes information on engagement activities including research participation, the patient advisor role, and how those experiencing cancer can access these Manitoba activities. …”
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Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada by Tracie O Afifi, Jitender Sareen, Dan Chateau, Alyson Mahar, Jordan Nantais, James Bolton, Allen Kraut, Sarvesh Logsetty, Thomas Turgeon, Brenda Comaskey, Justin Gawaziuk, Rae Spiwak, Lauren Burton, Anthony Wightman, Jai Sareen, Natalie Mota

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether PSP with traumatic physical workplace injuries requiring surgery with anaesthetic have higher post-injury rates of mental disorders compared with the general population with similar non-workplace injuries.Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting Population-based study using linked anonymised administrative data for PSP and the general population in Manitoba, Canada.Participants This study compared two groups hospitalised for a traumatic physical injury requiring surgery with anaesthetic between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2018: (1) PSP (n=293) injured in the workplace and matched 1:5 on sex, age, geographical region and surgical procedure code with (2) individuals in the general population (GenPop) injured outside the workplace (no Workers Compensation Board claim) (n=1198).Primary and secondary outcomes and measures As planned in the study protocol, the prevalence of mental disorders including anxiety, depression and substance use was measured in the cohorts 2 years pre- and post-injury.Results This study found an elevated unadjusted risk of depression in PSP compared with the general population in the 2 years post-injury, adjusting for pre-injury mental health (rate ratio, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.17; p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Early Changes in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Levels Predict Response to Interferon Treatment in Non-Cirrhotic HCV Patients by Glen Fallows, Kelly Kaita, Gerald Minuk, Faye Penner, Gerry Smart, Magdy Dawood, Barry Rosser

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Patient Satisfaction with the Endoscopy Experience and Willingness to Return in a Central Canadian Health Region by Russell Loftus, Zoann Nugent, Lesley A Graff, Frederick Schumacher, Charles N Bernstein, Harminder Singh

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Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viral Infections in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Gerald Y Minuk, Betty Lerner, Spencer B Gibson, James B Johnston, Julia Uhanova, Anton Andonov, Jun Wu

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Development of an Assay for Antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Easy, Cheap and Specific for Crohn's Disease by Charles N Bernstein, Ken Orr, James F Blanchard, Michael Sargent, Donna Workman

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Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Management of Anisakiasis by Lubna Madi, Massud Ali, Philippe Legace-Wiens, Donald R Duerksen

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An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre by H Singh, LE Targownik, G Ward, GY Minuk, CN Bernstein

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Ciprofloxacin or Imipenem Use Correlates with Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by George G Zhanel, Lindsay E Nicolle, Alfred S Gin, James Karlowsky, Amin Kabani, Daryl J Hoban

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