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Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
The questions raised by Dr Eugene Yeung in the September 2024 issue of the BCMJ regarding the oversight of diagnostic parasitology testing in British Columbia are important and strike to the core of having precision... Read More
The BC Centre for Disease Control article by Dr David Patrick and colleagues [BCMJ 2016;58:501,503] proposes an association between antibiotic cost reduction in British Columbia and Ministry of Health–funded... Read More
Both the Immunization Bulletin from the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health, dated 1 September 2015, and the Vaccine Administration and Pain Management Information Circular from the same... Read More
The routine administration of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine has been associated with a considerable reduction in chickenpox-related morbidity. Considering the vast number of vaccine doses administered in both... Read More
Antibiotic overprescription is associated with adverse health care outcomes and has concerned researchers for many years.[1] While there is a general perception that antibiotic use exceeds actual need and that some of... Read More
My difficulty with Clostridium difficile began as an unsuspecting resident immersed in a medical microbiology training program at the University of Toronto. My professors shared their practical insight via... Read More
In the minds of family physicians, Streptococcus pyogenes has historically been associated primarily with strep throat and, secondarily, with the complications of rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis. The... Read More
The medicinal use of honey for the treatment of wounds is ancient.[1] Despite this, there is very little awareness of honey’s use in general practice. Physicians can benefit from knowing more about successful... Read More
See related article in this issue See responses to this article Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has long been recognized and was cited soon after the development of beta-lactam-... Read More