Improving estimates of pertussis burden in Ontario, Canada 2010-2017 by combining validation and capture-recapture methodologies
McBurney SH, Kwong JC, Brown KA, Rudzicz F, Wilton A, Crowcroft NS. PLoS One. 2023; 18(12):e0273205. Epub 2023 Dec 1.
Publications
Protection conferred by COVID-19 vaccination, prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, or hybrid immunity against Omicron-associated severe outcomes among community-dwelling adults
Lee N, Nguyen L, Austin PC, Brown KA, Grewal R, Buchan SA, Nasreen S, Gubbay J, Schwartz KL, Tadrous M, Wilson K, Wilson SE, Kwong JC. Clin Infect Dis. 2024; Nov 24 {Epub ahead of print].
Validating pertussis data measures using electronic medical record data in Ontario, Canada 1986–2016
McBurney SH, Kwong JC, Brown KA, Rudzicz F, Chen B, Candido E, Crowcroft NS. Vaccine X. 2023; 15:100408. Epub 2023 Nov 21.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood culture practices and bloodstream infections
Driedger M, Daneman N, Brown K, Gold WL, Jorgensen SCJ, Maxwell C, Schwartz KL, Morris AM, Thiruchelvam D, Langford B, Leung E, MacFadden D. Microbiol Spectr. 2023; Nov 17 [Epub ahead of print].
Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 monovalent and bivalent vaccine booster doses against Omicron severe outcomes among adults aged ≥50 years in Ontario, Canada: a Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study
Grewal R, Buchan SA, Nguyen L, Nasreen S, Austin PC, Brown KA, Gubbay J, Lee N, Schwartz KL, Tadrous M, Wilson K, Wilson SE, Kwong JC. J Infect Dis. 2023; Oct 5 [Epub ahead of print].
Antibiotic selection and duration for catheter-associated urinary tract infection in non-hospitalized older adults: a population-based cohort study
Langford BJ, Daneman N, Diong C, Lee SM, Fridman DJ, Johnstone J, MacFadden D, Mponponsuo K, Patel SN, Schwartz KL, Brown KA. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e132. Epub 2023 Aug 1.
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced outpatient antibiotic prescribing in older adults with confirmed SARS-CoV-2: a population wide cohort study
MacFadden DR, Maxwell C, Bowdish D, Bronskill S, Brooks J, Brown K, Burrows LL, Clarke A, Langford B, Leung E, Leung V, Manuel D, McGeer A, Nott C, Mishra S, Morris AM, Raybardhan S, Sapin M, Schwartz KL, So M, Soucy JPR, Daneman N. Clin Infect Dis. 2023; 77(3):362-70. Epub 2023 Mar 31.
Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster doses against Omicron severe outcomes
Grewal R, Nguyen L, Buchan SA, Wilson SE, Nasreen S, Austin PC, Brown KA, Fell DB, Gubbay JB, Schwartz KL, Tadrous M, Wilson K, Kwong JC. Nat Commun. 2023; 14(1):1273. Epub 2023 Mar 7.
Population-based evaluation of the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for reducing hospital admissions and mortality from COVID-19
Schwartz KL, Wang J, Tadrous M, Langford BJ, Daneman N, Leung V, Gomes T, Friedman L, Daley P, Brown KA. CMAJ. 2023; 195(6):E220-6. Epub 2023 Feb 13.
Maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and delta or omicron infection or hospital admission in infants: test negative design study
Jorgensen SCJ, Hernandez A, Fell DB, Austin PC, D’Souza R, Guttmann A, Brown KA, Buchan SA, Gubbay JB, Nasreen S, Schwartz KL, Tadrous M, Wilson K, Kwong JC; Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network. BMJ. 2023; 380:e074035. Epub 2023 Feb 8.