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Dale Purych, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Between 2009 and 2020, 20 546 people in Canada were reported to have tuberculosis.[1] However, multidrug-resistant (defined as resistance to isoniazid and rifampin) and pre-extensively drug-resistant/extensively drug-... Read More
Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern that threatens the effective treatment of infectious diseases.[1] A recent report published by the World Health Organization on the global surveillance of antimicrobial... Read More
This article highlights recent trends in antimicrobial resistance of key bacterial pathogens. These findings represent a brief overview of the BCCDC’s 2010 Antimicrobial Resistance Trends report.[1] Bacterial... Read More
Recent trends in resistance British Columbia continues to see dramatic changes in the prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. Trends of relevance include: • One in four Staphylococcus aureus isolates are... Read More