Carriage of Neisseria Species in Communities with Different Rates of Meningococcal Disease by Nicole Le Saux, Fraser Ashton, Maksudar Rahman, Alan Ryan, Edward Ellis, Susan Tamblyn, Joan Morris, Al Borczyk, Caroll Mallory, Donald Mikel, Stephen Thompson, Lyall Black, Barbara Lacey, Chandar Anand

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An Algorithm That Predicts CSI to Allocate Bandwidth for Healthcare Monitoring in Hospital's Waiting Rooms by Di Lin, Fabrice Labeau

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Assessment of Linezolid Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability in the Treatment of Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Case Review by Alena Tse-Chang, Dennis Kunimoto, Evelina Der, Rabia Ahmed

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Spinal NGF Restores Opioid Sensitivity in Neuropathic Rats: Possible Role of NGF as a Regulator of CCK-Induced Anti-Opioid Effects by Catherine M Cahill, Terence J Coderre

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Asthma Worsenings: Approaches to Prevention and Management from the Asthma Worsenings Working Group by Meyer Balter, Pierre Ernst, Wade Watson, Harold Kim, Lisa Cicutto, Marie-France Beauchesne, Andrew J Cave, Alan Kaplan, Donna Hogg, Andrew McIvor, Tom Smiley, Michel Rouleau, J Mark FitzGerald

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Canadian Expert Panel Recommendations on the Management of CNS Symptoms Related to Efavirenz by M John Gill, Anita Rachlis, Sharon Walmsley, Mark Halman, The Efavirenz Consensus Working Group

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Indicators of Safety Compromise in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by Mark R Borgaonkar, Lawrence Hookey, Roger Hollingworth, Ernst J Kuipers, Alan Forster, David Armstrong, Alan Barkun, Ronald Bridges, Rose Carter, Chris de Gara, Catherine Dube, Robert Enns, Donald MacIntosh, Sylviane Forget, Grigorios Leontiadis, Jonathan Meddings, Peter Cotton, Roland Valori, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group

“…The growth in the use of endoscopy to diagnose and treat many gastointestinal disorders, and its central role in cancer screening programs, has led to a significant increase in the number of procedures performed. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions on healthcare professionals’ understanding and use of conscience: a systematic review protocol by Alex Clark, Megan Kennedy, Christina Lamb, Edith Pituskin, Ken Kirkwood, Yolanda Babenko-Mould

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Canadian Thoracic Society 2011 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing by John Fleetham, Najib Ayas, Douglas Bradley, Michael Fitzpatrick, Thomas K Oliver, Debra Morrison, Frank Ryan, Frederic Series, Robert Skomro, Willis Tsai, The Canadian Thoracic Society Sleep Disordered Breathing Committee

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Exploring the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a qualitative multiple case study approach with family members of Muslim patients by Robert Fowler, Craig Dale, Ayah Nayfeh, Lesley Gotlib Conn

“…Four central themes were identified: (1) trust and confidence in the healthcare team overseen by medical experts; (2) quality communication with medical experts; (3) achieving patient goals of care; and (4) dignity of care through cultural respect and emotional support. …”
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Could Lipoprotein Lipase Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease? by Jean-Francois Blain, Judes Poirier

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Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? by Aisha Alshammary, Marilou Hervas-Malo, Joan L Robinson

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Respiratory Failure Associated with the Lipodystrophy Syndrome in an HIV-Positive Patient with Compromised Lung Function by Natasha Press, Valentina Montessori, Tony R Bai, Julio Montaner

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Assessment of Postresuscitation Volume Status by Bioimpedance Analysis in Patients with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Observational Study by Bram Rochwerg, Jason H. Cheung, Christine M. Ribic, Faraz Lalji, France J. Clarke, Susheel Gantareddy, Nischal Ranganath, Aziz Walele, Ellen McDonald, Maureen O. Meade, Deborah J. Cook, Trevor T. Wilkieson, Catherine M. Clase, Peter J. Margetts, Azim S. Gangji

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Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials in Children with a Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study by Amineh Koravand, Benoît Jutras, Maryse Lassonde

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Macrophages Are Key Regulators of Stem Cells during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Diseases by Junio Dort, Paul Fabre, Thomas Molina, Nicolas A. Dumont

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Pyogenic Ventriculitis Complicating Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gordon W Jung, Michael D Parkins, Deirdre Church

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Everyday and Exotic Foodborne Parasites by Marilyn B Lee

“…Congenital transmission poses an immense financial burden, costing Canada an estimated $240 million annually. Also of concern is toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients, which may lead to toxoplasmosis encephalitis, the second most common AIDS-related opportunistic infection of the central nervous system. …”
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Association between parity and gravidity & hypertension and blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sofia B Ahmed, Sonia Butalia, Magali Robert, Tyrone G Harrison, Sandra M Dumanski, Nabilah Gulamhusein, Badal S B Pattar, Jane A Schulz

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An Estimate of Wolverine Density for the Canadian Province of Alberta by Jason T. Fisher, Mehnaz Jahid, Robin Gutsell, Anne Hubbs, Laura L. E. Cowen, Mirjam Barrueto, Nicole Heim, John Paczkowski

“…ABSTRACT Wolverines (Gulo gulo) are a circumboreal species that has experienced substantial range reduction worldwide. In Canada, the wolverine has been extirpated entirely from the east, and from prairie regions in the west. …”
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