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Clinical Articles / BY: H. Grant Stiver MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... specialists are not as high as they should be.[ 3 , 4 ] In view of the variability in optimal immunization rates, ... influenza vaccine is still warranted for these patients). 4. Facility outbreak control (Influenza A and institutional ... showed a reduction in major influenza symptoms from 7 to 4 days.[ 11 ] Data from the MIST trial with zanamivir in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... disruption of services, and greater risk to patients.[4] Immunization—still the best form of protection The best ... frail residents may experience waning immunity within 3 to 4 months, so immunization should be timed to allow optimal ... The replication cycle of influenza virus is less than 4 hours, and abrupt onset is characteristic of illness.[ 7 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leila Srour, MD January/February 2000
... influenza vaccine and only 1% with pneumococcal vaccine.[ 4 ] In BC, influenza vaccine is provided free of charge to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordean Bjornson, MBA March 2000
... to 15% uptake among children and adults at high risk.[ 3,4 ] Promotional program The objective of our promotional ... 51.3% received influenza vaccine in 1998, a 19.4% increase over the 1997 season. Among the 325 asthmatics ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... of ill effects, including hospitalization and death.[ 3 , 4 ] Studies have shown that up to 25% of health-care workers ... acetaminophen from the time of vaccination and every 4 hours for 4 doses significantly reduces the incidence of sore arm ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alex Agranovich, MD, FRCPC April 2000
... External beam radiotherapy This usually consists of 4 to 6 weeks (20 to 30 sessions) of treatments given 5 days a ... theory. The results of the Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial[ 4 ] are impressive. Preoperative radiotherapy (five ... radiotherapy as pioneered by the Swedish Group[ 4 ] is gaining popularity in North America and is currently ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Iain G.M. Cleator, MB, CHB, FRCSC, FRCSE, FRCS, FACS April 2000
... screening in asymptomatic people. Kronborg et al.[ 4 ] demonstrated an 18% mortality reduction using Hemoccult ... conducted every 2 years. Their colonoscopy rate was 4.3%. The predicted reduction mortality for those fully ... once every 2 years. Colonoscopy rate in this study was 4%. The predicted reduction in mortality for those fully ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg Hislop, MD April 2000
... of life lost due to CRC in BC from 1984 to 1993 was 8400.[ 4 ] The age-specific incidence and mortality rates are higher ... change for men and women in incidence of -0.5% and -1.4%, respectively, from 1986 to 1993, and in mortality of -1.4% and -2.5%, respectively, from 1986 to 1995. Previously, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... intense to routine or no follow-up have been published.[ 4,5,18-20 ] Two meta-analyses have been done.[ 6 , 21 ]  ... article. Based on the published studies, most authors[ 2,4-6,8,9,22 ] conclude that more intensive follow-up using ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amil Shah, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP May 2000
... is by a rapid bolus injection for 5 consecutive days every 4 weeks (Mayo regimen),[ 3 ] but there has been considerable ... 1000mg/m2/24 hours by continuous infusion X2 every week.[ 4 ] This regimen has been modified by a few European groups, ...