Management and clinical outcomes of Lyme disease in acute care facilities in 2 endemic regions of Quebec, Canada: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Background: Despite increases in cases of Lyme disease, little is known about the management and clinical course of the disease in Canada. We aimed to describe the management and clinical course of Lyme disease in patients treated in acute care facilities in Quebec and to assess adherence to the 2006 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline.

Methods: This retrospective multicentre cohort study included pediatric and adult patients with serologically confirmed Lyme disease treated in acute care facilities (12 community hospitals and 2 tertiary care centres) of 2 endemic regions of Quebec (Estrie and Montérégie), from 2004 to 2017.

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose: A Complementary Method Beyond the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test to Identify Hyperglycemia During Pregnancy.

Objectives: To compare: 1) 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in identifying gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and other hyperglycemic statuses in pregnant women; 2) pregnancy outcomes according to glycemic status; and 3) participants' opinions regarding both methods.

Methods: A prospective study in women with a 50 g glucose load test ≥7.2 mmol/L at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation and singleton pregnancy.

Willingness to pay for ovulation induction treatment in case of WHO II anovulation: a study using the contingent valuation method.

Objective: To measure the willingness to pay (WTP) of women aged 18-45 years to receive drug treatment for ovulation induction (ie, the social value of normal cycles of ovulation for a woman of childbearing age) in order to feed the debate about the funding of fertility cares.

Setting: An anonymous questionnaire was used over the general population of Quebec.

Participants: A total of 136 subjects were recruited in three medical clinics, and 191 subjects through an online questionnaire.

Long-term efficacy of pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation for older women with urinary incontinence.

Objectives: To determine the efficacy of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) rehabilitation for elderly women with urinary incontinence after five years of follow-up, and to assess the adherence to PFM exercises five years after physiotherapy.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of women ≥ 60 years old who underwent PFM physiotherapy for urinary incontinence between September 1999 and February 2004. PFM rehabilitation techniques were taught to patients by a certified physiotherapist.