The Canadian Adverse Events Study evaluated the incidence of adverse events related to medical mismanagement in Canadian hospitals.[1] Since adverse drug reactions were included in the analysis... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
In the 1998 Canadian Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Guidelines, azithromycin (1.0 gm orally as a single dose) replaced doxycycline (100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days) as treatment of choice... Read More
Our ability to cure bacterial disease with antibiotics is central not only to the resolution of individual infections but also to the outcome of most surgery and cancer treatment. For over two... Read More
Human exposure to mercury, a naturally occurring element, is universal. Similar to the case with lead, recent research indicates that subtle effects of mercury toxicity may occur at much lower levels... Read More
The Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Program (PIPCP), located at BCCDC Laboratory Services, offers province-wide consultation services. The program provides leadership by developing... Read More