Backround:Morbidly obese individuals (ie, body mass index [BMI], ≥ 40 kg/m 2 ) may have a
pulmonary gas exchange impairment due to the large fat mass surrounding their abdomen. …

Background: Our clinical impression derived from >95% follow-up of patients was that our
wound infection rate was higher than the 1-10% reported in the literature. The purpose of this …

The ethics committee of Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal approved the research.
During January 14–February 7, 2015, six men 35–62 years of age were documented with …

From March 2014 to December 2016, a cluster of 13 cases of Campylobacter fetus intestinal
and extraintestinal infections, including 2 patients with an aortic mycotic aneurysm, caused …

During September 2010–November 2011, a cluster of erythromycin-susceptible, tetracycline-and
ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter coli pulsovar 1 infections was documented, …

Background Morbidly obese individuals may have impaired alveolar-membrane diffusing
capacity (DmCO). The purpose of this study was to measure pulmonary diffusing capacity for …

Background In Canada, active tuberculosis (TB) is found mainly among migrants from
endemic countries and Indigenous populations. However, cases of active tuberculosis in …

Background. Campylobacter fetus is more likely to cause bacteremia and other extra-intestinal
infections than any other species of Campylobacter. To our knowledge, only 2 outbreaks …

Varved lake sediments provide opportunities for high-resolution paleolimnological
investigations that may extend monitoring surveys in order to target priority management actions …

Background: While long-term cessation is an outcome of interest in adult smokers, little is
known about discontinuing smoking in adolescent smokers. The objective was to identify the …