Patient health management: a promising paradigm in Canadian healthcare.

Disease management, or the focused application of resources to achieve desired health outcomes, began in Canada in 1971 with the introduction of a universal healthcare program and a single government payor. Although relatively unfocused and nonrestrictive by contemporary standards, this program was successful in terms of outcomes. However, it is expensive, and Canada's rapidly aging population is fueling a growing demand for more efficacious medical therapies.

Incidence and susceptibility of aerobic Gram-negative bacilli from 20 Canadian intensive care units: 1989-1993.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Canadian intensive care units.

Design: The antimicrobial profiles of 1939 Gram-negative bacilli isolated in 20 Canadian intensive care units were analyzed using a custom designed MicroScan panel.

Setting: The majority of the hospitals were tertiary care institutions, but some community hospitals were included.

Saccharopolyspora hirsuta strain 367 releases JHJ-1, a bacteriophage capable of propagation on old mycelium.

Bacteriophage JHJ-1 was isolated from Saccharopolyspora hirsuta strain 367 NRRL 12045 as an endogenous but virulent phage. The plaque size was not self-limiting, since a few p.f.