Specimen testing strategy and the challenge in respiratory and enteric outbreak management in long-term care homes – The case of Ontario, Canada

SEE PDF VERSION James Ayukekbong, BMLS, MSc, PhD, CIC Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Infection Control Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and gastroenteritis represent a significant burden of illness in long-term care homes, and are a major cause of morbidity [1, 2, 3]. In Ontario, like other parts of Canada, a significant proportion of infections or outbreaks are caused by viral pathogens. Based on data from Public Health Ontario Laboratory (PHOL), the most common viruses causing ARIs are influenza A and B, rhinovirus, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza, and metapneumovirus [4]. These respiratory viruses, though from different genera, can cause similar acute respiratory symptoms such as cough, sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, low-grade ...

Identification of Candida auris in a foreign repatriated patient to Ontario, Canada and infection control strategies to prevent transmission

SEE PDF VERSION Joan Osbourne Townsend RN, BScN, MN, CIC1; Andrea Morillo MD, MHScHA1; Lillian Kariko Braithwaite MLT, BHA, CIC1; Seema Boodoosingh MLT, BSc, MHA, CIC1; Annetta Neil RN, BScN, MPH1; Joanna Widla MLT1; Nataly Farshait RN, MScN, CIC, CPNC, CHE11Humber River Hospital, North York, Canada Corresponding author:Joan Osbourne Townsend1235 Wilson AvenueHumber River HospitalNorth York, ON, Canadajotownsend@hrh.ca | 416-242-1000 ext. ...

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Mass testing for asymptomatic COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers at a large Canadian hospital

SEE PDF VERSION Reprinted with permission from the Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. Robert J Reid MD, PhD1,2, Laura Rosella PhD1,2, Natasha Milijasevic PhD1,3, Lorne N Small MD, MSc, FRCPC3,4  1Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 2Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, ...

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Barriers to infection control routine practices and problem-solving strategies among nursing students and instructors – A cross-sectional survey

SEE PDF VERSION Abubaker M. Hamed PhD1, Donna Moralejo PhD, RN1, April Pike PhD, RN1, Vernon Curran PhD21 Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada2Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Corresponding author: Abubaker M. Hamed PhD Faculty of NursingMemorial University of NewfoundlandCanadaTel: 1-709-986-9410 | Email: ...

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