Are health care workers protected? An observational study of selection and removal of personal protective equipment in Canadian acute care hospitals
R Mitchell, V Roth, D Gravel, G Astrakianakis… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers
(HCWs) is vital in preventing the spread of infection and has implications for HCW safety…
(HCWs) is vital in preventing the spread of infection and has implications for HCW safety…
Impact of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on Canadian health care workers: a survey on vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal protective equipment
R Mitchell, T Ogunremi, G Astrakianakis, E Bryce… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Data are limited on the impact of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic on
health care worker (HCW) vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal protective …
health care worker (HCW) vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal protective …
Healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals from 2006 to 2012
G Taylor, R Mitchell, A McGeer, C Frenette… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Objective.To determine trends, patient characteristics, and outcome of patients with
healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals.Design.Prospective surveillance of laboratory-…
healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals.Design.Prospective surveillance of laboratory-…
Trends in health care–associated infections in acute care hospitals in Canada: an analysis of repeated point-prevalence surveys
R Mitchell, G Taylor, W Rudnick, S Alexandre, K Bush… - Cmaj, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, …
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, …
Clinical reasoning during community health home visits: Expert and novice differences
R Mitchell, CA Unsworth - British Journal of Occupational …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Very little is known about the differences between novice and expert clinical reasoning in
community health practice. This article presents the findings of a study of the clinical reasoning …
community health practice. This article presents the findings of a study of the clinical reasoning …
Trends in severe outcomes among adult and pediatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, March 2020 …
R Mitchell, J Cayen, N Thampi, C Frenette… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Trends in COVID-19 severe outcomes have significant implications for the health
care system and are key to informing public health measures. However, data summarizing …
care system and are key to informing public health measures. However, data summarizing …
Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada
…, P Kibsey, M Kuhn, J Langley, R Mitchell… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Complete sequences of a novel blaNDM-1-harbouring plasmid from Providencia rettgeri
and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada | Journal of …
and an FII-type plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Canada | Journal of …
Plasmid genomic epidemiology of blaKPC carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canada, 2010–2021
N Lerminiaux, R Mitchell, J Bartoszko… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenems are considered last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by
multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales, but carbapenem resistance due to acquisition of …
multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales, but carbapenem resistance due to acquisition of …
Periprosthetic infection following primary hip and knee arthroplasty: the impact of limiting the postoperative surveillance period
VR Roth, R Mitchell, J Vachon, S Alexandre… - infection control & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BACKGROUNDHip and knee arthroplasty infections are associated with considerable
healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period from 1 year to 90 …
healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period from 1 year to 90 …
[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Candida auris in Canadian acute care hospitals among at-risk patients, 2018
HF Garcia-Jeldes, R Mitchell, A McGeer… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
To identify the prevalence of C. auris in Canadian patients who are potentially at risk for
colonization, we screened 488 patients who were either hospitalized abroad, had a …
colonization, we screened 488 patients who were either hospitalized abroad, had a …