Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

…, P LoBue, A Matteelli, H Njoo… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(<100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis: 3. Epidemiology of the disease in Canada

R Long, H Njoo, E Hershfield - Cmaj, 1999 - Can Med Assoc
An 8-year-old grade 3 student comes to her family physician’s office with her mother because
the school has asked that she be tested for tuberculosis. The testing will be done at the …

Chapter 1: Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Canada

A Mounchili, R Perera, RS Lee, H Njoo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
• The overall incidence rate of active tuberculosis (TB) disease in Canada is low and has
remained unchanged in the last 10 years at around 4.6-5.1 individuals per 100,000 population, …

Chapter 13: Tuberculosis surveillance and tuberculosis infection testing and treatment in migrants

…, VJ Cook, G Giovinazzo, H Njoo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
• All foreign-born persons immigrating to Canada and certain temporary residents undergo
a mandatory medical immigration examination before arrival. This examination includes a …

Rapid and accurate in vitro assays for detection of West Nile virus in blood and tissues

W Zhang, J Wu, Y Li, F Li, H Njoo - Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne single-stranded RNA virus, which has relatively
recently emerged as a blood transfusion and organ transplantation transmissible pathogen. …

Global collaboration to encourage prudent antibiotic use

…, L Hicks, M Cruickshank, L Weekes, H Njoo… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
During November, awareness-raising activities promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in
com munities and hospitals are taking place in Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Immigrant arrival and tuberculosis among large immigrant-and refugee-receiving countries, 2005–2009

…, J Painter, P Douglas, I Abubakar, H Njoo… - Tuberculosis …, 2017 - hindawi.com
… Zachary White,1 John Painter,1 Paul Douglas,2 Ibrahim Abubakar,3 Howard Njoo,4 Chris
Archibald,4 Jessica Halverson,4 John Robson,5 and Drew L. Posey1 … H o n d uras … d w h o are …

Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of carbohydrate‐deficient transferrin, γ‐glutamyltransferase, and mean cell volume in a general practice population

GJ Meerkerk, KH Njoo, IMB Bongers… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
In certain populations, the biological alcohol marker carbohydrate‐deficient transferrin (CDT)
is known to have a high diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this study was to compare the …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the investigation and follow-up of individuals under medical surveillance for tuberculosis after arriving in Canada: a summary

N Heywood, B Kawa, R Long, H Njoo, L Panaro… - CMAJ, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
© 2003 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors evaluate the adequacy of previous
treatment (how and where the individual was treated, or whether the individual completed …

Cost–benefit analysis of preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients in Canada in 2004

…, C O'Leary, J Gomes, SW Wen, H Njoo - Value in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Hemodialysis‐associated bloodstream infection (BSI) is a significant public health
problem because the number of hemodialysis patients in Canada had doubled from 1996 …