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Protocol: Transmission and prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: swine & swine workers.

Russell ML, Keenliside J, Webby R, Fonseca K, Singh P, Moss L, Loeb M.

BMC Public Health. 2009 Nov 18;9(1):420. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19922661 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Risk of Hospitalization with Community-acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults.

Neupane B, Jerrett M, Burnett R, Marrie T, Arain A, Loeb M.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19797763 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial.

Loeb M, Dafoe N, Mahony J, John M, Sarabia A, Glavin V, Webby R, Smieja M, Earn DJ, Chong S, Webb A, Walter SD.

JAMA. 2009 Nov 4;302(17):1865-71. Epub 2009 Oct 1.PMID: 19797474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Environmental risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization in older adults.

Loeb M, Neupane B, Walter SD, Hanning R, Carusone SC, Lewis D, Krueger P, Simor AE, Nicolle L, Marrie TJ.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):1036-40. Epub 2009 Apr 17.PMID: 19467147 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of revision following linked versus unlinked total elbow arthroplasty.

Levy JC, Loeb M, Chuinard C, Adams RA, Morrey BF.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 May-Jun;18(3):457-62.PMID: 19393936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary culture of insect midgut cells.

Hakim RS, Caccia S, Loeb M, Smagghe G.

In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2009 Mar-Apr;45(3-4):106-10. Epub 2009 Feb 27. Erratum in: In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2009 Sep;45(8):490. PMID: 19247724 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Self-reported protective behaviour against West Nile Virus among pregnant women in Toronto.

Kiehn L, Murphy KE, Yudin MH, Loeb M.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2008 Dec;30(12):1103-9.PMID: 19175961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immunosenescence and vaccination in nursing home residents.

Fulop T, Pawelec G, Castle S, Loeb M.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 15;48(4):443-8. Review.PMID: 19140756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hand hygiene in the intensive care unit: prospective observations of clinical practice.

Qushmaq IA, Heels-Ansdell D, Cook DJ, Loeb MB, Meade MO.

Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2008 Oct;118(10):543-7.PMID: 19112814 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Deciphering epitope specificities within polyserum using affinity selection of random peptides and a novel algorithm based on pattern recognition theory.

Denisov DA, Denisova GF, Lelic A, Loeb MB, Bramson JL.

Mol Immunol. 2009 Jan;46(3):429-36. Epub 2008 Nov 26.PMID: 19038455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hand hygiene practices of health care workers in long-term care facilities.

Smith A, Carusone SC, Loeb M.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;36(7):492-4.PMID: 18786453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Who gets the disability grant in South Africa? An analysis of the characteristics of recipients in urban and rural areas.

Jelsma J, Maart S, Eide A, Toni M, Loeb M.

Disabil Rehabil. 2008;30(15):1139-45.PMID: 18785036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A novel computer algorithm improves antibody epitope prediction using affinity-selected mimotopes: a case study using monoclonal antibodies against the West Nile virus E protein.

Denisova GF, Denisov DA, Yeung J, Loeb MB, Diamond MS, Bramson JL.

Mol Immunol. 2008 Nov;46(1):125-34. Epub 2008 Aug 29.PMID: 18760481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implementation of evidence-based practices for surgical site infection prophylaxis: results of a pre- and postintervention study.

Forbes SS, Stephen WJ, Harper WL, Loeb M, Smith R, Christoffersen EP, McLean RF.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Sep;207(3):336-41. Epub 2008 May 19.PMID: 18722937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis after West Nile virus infection.

Loeb M, Hanna S, Nicolle L, Eyles J, Elliott S, Rathbone M, Drebot M, Neupane B, Fearon M, Mahony J.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Aug 19;149(4):232-41.PMID: 18711153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variation in mortality rates among long-term care facilities for residents with lower respiratory tract infection.

Nicolle LE, Mubareka S, Simor A, Liu B, McNeil S, Lewis D, Duckworth H, Cheang M, Loeb M.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Aug;29(8):754-9.PMID: 18624650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The memory T cell response to West Nile virus in symptomatic humans following natural infection is not influenced by age and is dominated by a restricted set of CD8+ T cell epitopes.

Parsons R, Lelic A, Hayes L, Carter A, Marshall L, Evelegh C, Drebot M, Andonova M, McMurtrey C, Hildebrand W, Loeb MB, Bramson JL.

J Immunol. 2008 Jul 15;181(2):1563-72.PMID: 18606712 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heeding the message? Determinants of risk behaviours for West Nile virus.

Elliott SJ, Loeb M, Harrington D, Eyles J.

Can J Public Health. 2008 Mar-Apr;99(2):137-41.PMID: 18457290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Latissimus dorsi transfer to restore external rotation with reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a biomechanical study.

Favre P, Loeb MD, Helmy N, Gerber C.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Jul-Aug;17(4):650-8. Epub 2008 Apr 21.PMID: 18430593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stop orders to reduce inappropriate urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Loeb M, Hunt D, O'Halloran K, Carusone SC, Dafoe N, Walter SD.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun;23(6):816-20. Epub 2008 Apr 18.PMID: 18421507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epitope discovery in West Nile virus infection: Identification and immune recognition of viral epitopes.

McMurtrey CP, Lelic A, Piazza P, Chakrabarti AK, Yablonsky EJ, Wahl A, Bardet W, Eckerd A, Cook RL, Hess R, Buchli R, Loeb M, Rinaldo CR, Bramson J, Hildebrand WH.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 26;105(8):2981-6. Epub 2008 Feb 25.PMID: 18299564 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparing estimates of influenza-associated hospitalization and death among adults with congestive heart failure based on how influenza season is defined.

Sandoval C, Walter SD, Krueger P, Loeb MB.

BMC Public Health. 2008 Feb 13;8:59.PMID: 18271963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Compliance with personal precautions against exposure to bloodborne pathogens among laboratory workers: a Canadian survey .

Main CL, Carusone SC, Davis K, Loeb M.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;29(1):66-8.PMID: 18171190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Community-acquired pneumonia.

Loeb M.

Clin Evid (Online). 2008 Jul 17;2008. pii: 1503.PMID: 19445738 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The management of infection and colonization due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM position paper.

Simor AE, Loeb M; CIDS/CAMM Guidelines Committee.

Can J Infect Dis. 2004 Jan;15(1):39-48.PMID: 18159442 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Population-based prevalence of CDKN2A and CDK4 mutations in patients with multiple primary melanomas.

Helsing P, Nymoen DA, Ariansen S, Steine SJ, Maehle L, Aamdal S, Langmark F, Loeb M, Akslen LA, Molven A, Andresen PA.

Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2008 Feb;47(2):175-84.PMID: 18023021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors associated with critical-care healthcare workers' adherence to recommended barrier precautions during the Toronto severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak.

Shigayeva A, Green K, Raboud JM, Henry B, Simor AE, Vearncombe M, Zoutman D, Loeb M, McGeer A; SARS Hospital Investigation Team.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Nov;28(11):1275-83. Epub 2007 Sep 26.PMID: 17926279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antimicrobials for right-sided endocarditis in intravenous drug users: a systematic review.

Yung D, Kottachchi D, Neupane B, Haider S, Loeb M.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Nov;60(5):921-8. Epub 2007 Sep 19. Review.PMID: 17881630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exploring ICF components in a survey among Xhosa speakers in Eastern & Western Cape, South Africa.

Eide AH, Jelsma J, Loeb M, Maart S, Toni MK.

Disabil Rehabil. 2008;30(11):819-29.PMID: 17852254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence-based clinical pathways to manage urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: a qualitative case study describing administrator and nursing staff views.

Lohfeld L, Loeb M, Brazil K.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Sep;8(7):477-84.PMID: 17845952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of diagnostic tests for presumed lower respiratory tract infection in long-term care facilities.

Mubareka S, Duckworth H, Cheang M, Loeb M, Simor A, Liu B, McNeil S, Lewis D, Nicolle LE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Sep;55(9):1365-70.PMID: 17767678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mupirocin-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Canadian hospitals.

Simor AE, Stuart TL, Louie L, Watt C, Ofner-Agostini M, Gravel D, Mulvey M, Loeb M, McGeer A, Bryce E, Matlow A; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Nov;51(11):3880-6. Epub 2007 Aug 27.PMID: 17724154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Induction of epitope-specific neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus.

Oliphant T, Nybakken GE, Austin SK, Xu Q, Bramson J, Loeb M, Throsby M, Fremont DH, Pierson TC, Diamond MS.

J Virol. 2007 Nov;81(21):11828-39. Epub 2007 Aug 22.PMID: 17715236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Narrowband UVB therapy for vitiligo: does the repigmentation last?

Sitek JC, Loeb M, Ronnevig JR.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2007 Aug;21(7):891-6.PMID: 17658996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

One-year outcomes and health care utilization in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Tansey CM, Louie M, Loeb M, Gold WL, Muller MP, de Jager J, Cameron JI, Tomlinson G, Mazzulli T, Walmsley SL, Rachlis AR, Mederski BD, Silverman M, Shainhouse Z, Ephtimios IE, Avendano M, Downey J, Styra R, Yamamura D, Gerson M, Stanbrook MB, Marras TK, Phillips EJ, Zamel N, Richardson SE, Slutsky AS, Herridge MS.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jun 25;167(12):1312-20.PMID: 17592106 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Point prevalence survey for healthcare-associated infections within Canadian adult acute-care hospitals.

Gravel D, Taylor G, Ofner M, Johnston L, Loeb M, Roth VR, Stegenga J, Bryce E, The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, Matlow A.

J Hosp Infect. 2007 Jul;66(3):243-8. Epub 2007 Jun 18.PMID: 17574304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interferon-mediated immunopathological events are associated with atypical innate and adaptive immune responses in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Cameron MJ, Ran L, Xu L, Danesh A, Bermejo-Martin JF, Cameron CM, Muller MP, Gold WL, Richardson SE, Poutanen SM, Willey BM, DeVries ME, Fang Y, Seneviratne C, Bosinger SE, Persad D, Wilkinson P, Greller LD, Somogyi R, Humar A, Keshavjee S, Louie M, Loeb MB, Brunton J, McGeer AJ; Canadian SARS Research Network, Kelvin DJ.

J Virol. 2007 Aug;81(16):8692-706. Epub 2007 May 30.PMID: 17537853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vaccinating to protect a vulnerable subpopulation.

Dushoff J, Plotkin JB, Viboud C, Simonsen L, Miller M, Loeb M, Earn DJ.

PLoS Med. 2007 May;4(5):e174.PMID: 17518515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The determinants of health-related quality of life in urban and rural isi-Xhosa-speaking people with disabilities.

Jelsma J, Maart S, Eide A, Ka'Toni M, Loeb M.

Int J Rehabil Res. 2007 Jun;30(2):119-26.PMID: 17473623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A point prevalence survey of health care-associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals.

Gravel D, Matlow A, Ofner-Agostini M, Loeb M, Johnston L, Bryce E, Sample ML, Roth VR, Goldman C, Taylor G; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Apr;35(3):157-62.PMID: 17433938 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adverse events associated with high-dose ribavirin: evidence from the Toronto outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Muller MP, Dresser L, Raboud J, McGeer A, Rea E, Richardson SE, Mazzulli T, Loeb M, Louie M; Canadian SARS Research Network.

Pharmacotherapy. 2007 Apr;27(4):494-503.PMID: 17381375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumonia and lower respiratory infections in nursing home residents: predictors of hospitalization and mortality.

Chan Carusone SB, Walter SD, Brazil K, Loeb MB.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar;55(3):414-9.PMID: 17341245 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Growth and mitogenic effects of arylphorin in vivo and in vitro.

Hakim RS, Blackburn MB, Corti P, Gelman DB, Goodman C, Elsen K, Loeb MJ, Lynn D, Soin T, Smagghe G.

Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2007 Feb;64(2):63-73.PMID: 17212351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Randomized controlled trial of chlorhexidine gluconate for washing, intranasal mupirocin, and rifampin and doxycycline versus no treatment for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization.

Simor AE, Phillips E, McGeer A, Konvalinka A, Loeb M, Devlin HR, Kiss A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):178-85. Epub 2006 Dec 14.PMID: 17173213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for long-term posttraumatic stress reactions in unarmed UN military observers: a four-year follow-up study.

Mehlum L, Koldsland BO, Loeb ME.

J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Oct;194(10):800-4.PMID: 17041295 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Severity of illness and the use of paracetamol in febrile preschool children; a case simulation study of parents' assessments.

Lagerløv P, Loeb M, Slettevoll J, Lingjaerde OC, Fetveit A.

Fam Pract. 2006 Dec;23(6):618-23. Epub 2006 Oct 11.PMID: 17035288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Improving adherence to hand hygiene among health care workers.

Maskerine C, Loeb M.

J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2006 Summer;26(3):244-51. Review.PMID: 16986154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interobserver reliability of radiologists' interpretations of mobile chest radiographs for nursing home-acquired pneumonia.

Loeb MB, Carusone SB, Marrie TJ, Brazil K, Krueger P, Lohfeld L, Simor AE, Walter SD.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Sep;7(7):416-9. Epub 2006 May 30.PMID: 16979084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Community acquired pneumonia.

Loeb M.

Clin Evid. 2006 Jun;(15):2015-24. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16973076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mental health in deaf adults: symptoms of anxiety and depression among hearing and deaf individuals.

Kvam MH, Loeb M, Tambs K.

J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2007 Winter;12(1):1-7. Epub 2006 Sep 1.PMID: 16950865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article