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pro vyhledávání: '"Gonzalo G. Alvarez"'
Autor:
Sheojung Shin, George Alex Whitmore, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Marie-Ève Boulay, Andréanne Côté, Céline Bergeron, Catherine Lemière, M. Diane Lougheed, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Sunita Mulpuru, Shawn D. Aaron
Publikováno v:
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Abstract Background Some patients with asthma demonstrate normal spirometry and remain undiagnosed without further testing. Objective To determine clinical predictors of asthma in symptomatic adults with normal spirometry, and to generate a tool to h
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4ec2342dc37e439cbee6fb030b260670
Autor:
Smita Pakhale, Carly Visentin, Saania Tariq, Tina Kaur, Kelly Florence, Ted Bignell, Sadia Jama, Nina Huynh, Robert Boyd, Joanne Haddad, Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Publikováno v:
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Abstract Rationale Oscillometry is an emerging technique that offers some advantages over spirometry as it does not require forced exhalation and may detect early changes in respiratory pathology. Obstructive lung disease disproportionately impacts p
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8dd4ae8bf8e74468802a6b833b10cf18
Autor:
Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Kathryn Sullivan, Christopher Pease, Deborah Van Dyk, Ranjeeta Mallick, Monica Taljaard, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Kanchana Amaratunga, Crystal Allen, Kaitlyn Brethour, Sunita Mulpuru, Smita Pakhale, Shawn D. Aaron, D. William Cameron, Hannah Alsdurf, Charles Hui, Alice A. Zwerling
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 117, Iss , Pp 222-229 (2022)
Objectives: We aimed to determine if offering a 12-dose once-weekly treatment (3HP) as an additional treatment option would result in an increase in the overall proportion of patients completing TB preventive treatment (TPT) above the baseline rate.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/151ef86f2dcc4501938270e3e1b1036d
Autor:
Aashna Uppal, Olivia Oxlade, Ntwali Placide Nsengiyumva, Dieynaba S. N’Diaye, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Kevin Schwartzman
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health problem in Inuit communities across Canada, with an annual incidence rate in 2017 that was nearly 300 times higher than in Canadian-born non-Indigenous individuals. Social and behavi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/312c5985162d49138d9278b7a357476c
Autor:
Christopher Pease, Alice Zwerling, Ranjeeta Mallick, Mike Patterson, Patricia Demaio, Sandy Finn, Jean Allen, Deborah Van Dyk, Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Abstract Background A remote arctic region of Canada predominantly populated by Inuit with the country’s highest incidence of tuberculosis. Methods The study was undertaken to describe the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care and id
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/86d63f56b1b04e7d90e8c40646f07ab5
Autor:
Dieynaba S. N’Diaye, Ntwali Placide Nsengiyumva, Aashna Uppal, Olivia Oxlade, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Kevin Schwartzman
Publikováno v:
BMC Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Canadian Inuit communities. In 2016, Canadian Inuit had an incidence rate 35 times the Canadian average. Tobacco use is an important risk factor for TB, and over 60%
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/37ba49eb02344fa4beed7b6cf4c4144f
Autor:
Christopher Pease, Brian Hutton, Fatemeh Yazdi, Dianna Wolfe, Candyce Hamel, Pauline Quach, Becky Skidmore, David Moher, Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Abstract Background We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to examine the efficacy and completion rates of treatments for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). While a previous review found newer, short-duration regimens to
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/daf696285c5b43e9baaeeff2f0058e48
Publikováno v:
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, Vol 2012 (2012)
Despite the South African antiretroviral therapy rollout, which should reduce the incidence of HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB), the number of TB-attributable deaths in KwaZuluNatal (KZN) remains high. TB is often diagnosed clinically, without microb
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bb7823a85b044f4f8bf6a8d089dd49e4
Autor:
Jonathan L. Dunn, Marlene Larocque, Deborah Van Dyk, Eduardo Vides, Faiz Ahmad Khan, Tom Wong, Richard Long, Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 6:184-193
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 6:77-86