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Trends in incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease following introduction of the universal infant immunization program in BC

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae causes a range of invasive and noninvasive infections and remains the primary agent of community-acquired pneumo­nia.[1] Until recently the only licensed vaccine available was... Read More

Cryptococcus gattii in BC: Update on an emerging disease

Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii (herein referred to as C. gattii) emerged for the first time in a region with a temperate climate on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in 1999.[1] C. gattii... Read More

Lymphogranuloma venereum, a rare disease in Canada and BC

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a disease caused by the L1, L2, and L3 serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis; genital C. trachomatis infections are caused by serovars D through K. It is normally a disease... Read More