Principal Investigator:Simor, Andrew Licensed Year(s):
2010
Summary:
Primary Study Objectives:
• To determine the prevalence of MRSA and VRE colonization and infection among adults hospitalized in Canadian hospitals;
• To determine the prevalence of C. difficile infection among adults hospitalized in Canadian hospitals.
Secondary Study Objectives:
• To describe demographic and select clinical/epidemiologic features of patients with prevalent MRSA, VRE, and C....
Principal Investigator:Benerji, Anna Licensed Year(s):
2010
20082008 Summary:
Primary Objectives:
1) To identify the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses associated with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) admissions to regional and tertiary centres over a 18 month period for infants <1 year old living in the Canadian Arctic
2) To stratify the RSV LRTI admissions into categories by location (town with a hospital verses rural) and age (<1 ye...
Principal Investigator:Kuntz, Patricia A. Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
The population that will be used for this study is nurses working in a hospital setting in the NWT. Participants will be asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire (1-1/2 pages) and return the completed questionnaire to the researcher. A letter will accompany the questionnaire, explaining the purpose of the study and nature of research to each participant....