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A stethoscope and several tablets next to a calendar
Clinical Articles / June 2022

Is shorter better? Duration of therapy for common bacterial infections in adults

BY: Maggie Wong, PharmD, ACPR, Tim T.Y. Lau, PharmD, ACPR, FCSHP, Victor Leung, MD, FRCPC, Kevin Afra, MD, MHA, FRCPC

Without a concerted societal effort, antimicrobial resistance is predicted to kill more people than cancer by the year 2050.[1] The human cost is staggering, with one death occurring every 3 seconds... Read More

An illustration of the hepatitis B virus
Clinical Articles / June 2022

Chronic hepatitis B in British Columbia

BY: Patrick Ho Pun Wong, MD, FRCPC

Chronic hepatitis B is caused by a small DNA virus called hepatitis B virus (HBV), a prototype member of the Hepadnaviridae family and the Orthohepadnavirus genus that infects mammals.[1] Chronic... Read More

A tick crawls on skin
Clinical Articles / June 2022

Epidemiology of Lyme disease and pitfalls in diagnostics: What practitioners need to know

BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM, Min-Kuang Lee, DVM, MSc, William R. Bowie, MD, FRCPC

Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted by Ixodes ticks, colloquially called deer ticks. In British Columbia, the disease is transmitted... Read More

A gynecologist places a swab in a collection container
Clinical Articles / May 2022

Sexually transmitted infections in British Columbia: An update

BY: Rahel Zewude, MD, Gregory D. Deans, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Natasha Press, MD, FRCPC

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in British Columbia are a public health concern, particularly the increasing rates of chlamydia and syphilis. In the spring of 2020, during the initial phase of... Read More

A lab technician conducts polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / May 2022

The subspecialty of adult infectious diseases in British Columbia: A personal perspective

BY: Anthony W. Chow, MD, FACP, FRCPC

In 1980, I wrote an editorial for the BC Medical Journal entitled “The subspecialty of infectious disease (ID) and the multifaceted role of the ID physician.”[1] The current theme issue offers a... Read More

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BCMJ

British Columbia Medical Journal

The BC Medical Journal is a general medical journal published by Doctors of BC. It provides continuing medical education with a focus on evidence-based medicine.

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ISSN 0007-0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293-6106 (Online)

Established 1959