Objectives: Prevention of vertical HIV transmission has evolved significantly in Canada over
the last two decades. The aim of this analysis is to describe the surveillance programme …

Background: Early recognition and treatment are important factors that can help improve
survival following necrotizing fasciitis. However, early recognition is complicated by the difficulty …

… John Forbes and Lindy Samson provided extensive input into the guidelines from a pediatric
… Lindy Samson also critically reviewed the levels of evidence. Sharon Walmsley provided …

OBJECTIVE: To provide Canadian health care workers with evidence-based guidelines for
universal counselling about HIV testing and the offering of such testing to all pregnant women…

Background: Vertical HIV transmission has declined in Canada, but missed opportunities for
prevention continue to occur. We sought to determine the adequacy, and changes over time …

Background: Idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy represents a clinical spectrum
involving calcification of large and medium-sized blood vessels with an unknown etiology. Its …

… John Forbes and Lindy Samson provided extensive input into the guidelines from a pediatric
… Lindy Samson also critically reviewed the levels of evidence. Sharon Walmsley provided …

Objective: To measure plasma levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra),
and tumor necrosis factor alpha in children with sepsis syndrome. Study design: A …

This retrospective case-control study was performed to determine risk factors for bacteremia
due to persistent coagulase-negative staphylococci in our neonatal intensive-care unit. …

Objective: To determine the amount of and rationale for antibiotic use in a cohort of children
with lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) secondary to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). …