Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS - 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology (ECCMID)
Antibiotic Stewardship and the Role of Broad-spectrum Agents
Helsinki, Finland / May 16-19, 2009
Helsinki - Resistant microorganisms are a global threat with the potential to compromise current and future treatment of infectious diseases. Given that few new antimicrobials are in development, physicians must take charge of antimicrobial...
PRIORITY PRESS - 25th International Papillomavirus Conference
The Promise of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Malmö, Sweden / May 8-14, 2009
Malmö - Evidence presented here during the scientific sessions indicates that within a year of introducing the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the incidence of HPV 6- and 11-related disease in Australia decreased...
NEW FRONTIERS in MEDICINE HIV/AIDS - 18th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR)
Extending the Length and Quality of Life of HIV Patients Beyond Disease Control
Vancouver, British Columbia / April 23-26, 2009
Highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) provides a life expectancy approaching that of the non-HIV-infected population, according to the most recent long-term data. However, this triumph against a previously fatal infection is now...
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VACCINE
March/April 2009
Rotavirus gastroenteritis places a heavy burden on European hospitals Forster et al. Hospital-based surveillance to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis among European children younger than 5 years of age. Pediatrics...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE Viewpoint based on an article from the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases Mar 2009;48:568-76.
Reinforcing Strategies to Control Nosocomial Clostridium difficile In the Context of Increasing Rates of Hypervirulent Infection
March 2009
INTRODUCTION Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile infections are a growing clinical challenge for Canadian hospitals. C. difficile has long been the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in Canada and elsewhere, but this...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 35th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Secondary Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections in Stem-cell Transplant Patients
Göteborg, Sweden / March 29-April 1, 2009
Göteborg - The risk of recurrence of a previous invasive fungal infection (IFI) or acquisition of a new one is a major obstacle to the success of stem-cell transplantation (SCT). These infections are increasing in frequency and the majority...
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MRSA
Spring 2009
MRSA an important cause of bacteremia in Calgary Health Region Laupland et al. Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: risk factors outcomes, and the influence of methicillin resistance in Calgary, Canada, 2000-2006. J Infect...
PRIORITY PRESS - 7th European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop
The CCR5 Entry Inhibitors: Rethinking Antiviral Restrictions for Treatment-experienced Patients
Stockholm, Sweden / March 25-27, 2009
It is reasonable to expect antiretroviral agents that block target cell entry via the R5 receptor to be less effective against infection that can also gain entry through the X4 receptor. However, in infection with dual or mixed (DM)...
NEW FRONTIERS in MEDICINE HIV/AIDS - 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Cognitive Deficits in an Aging HIV Population
Montreal, Quebec / February 8-11, 2009
Neurocognitive loss, one of the few complications of HIV infection that did not diminish dramatically with the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (CART), is increasing in prevalence, according to a series of recent studies...