pseudo-outbreak due to laboratory cross-contamination: A molecular epidemiology outbreak investigation.

Background: Mycobacterial culture is routinely performed to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in Canada. Globally, meta-analyses suggest that up to 2% of positive cultures are falsely positive for due to laboratory cross-contamination. Five patients from distinct clinical institutions in Montréal were diagnosed with culture-positive TB as their clinical samples were processed in a centralized mycobacteria laboratory.

Exploring Prognostic Implications of Race and Ethnicity in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Introduction: Significant health inequalities in major adverse limb events exist. Ethnically minoritized groups are more prone to have a major adverse event following peripheral vascular interventions. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to describe the postoperative implications of racial and ethnic status on clinical outcomes following vascular interventions for claudication and chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

Exploring the Acceptable Delay for Elective Treatment of Patients With an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Reflection During a Pandemic and an Exploratory Analysis.

Introduction: This study sought to determine the rupture risk of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) undergoing interventions as a function of time to establish a maximal acceptable surgical delay.

Methods: A literature review was performed from inception to August 30, 2021, to assess the risk of rupture of aneurysms over time. The analysis was limited to men with asymptomatic AAAs.

Meta-review on the efficacy of psychological therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders.

This meta-review aimed to summarize the current state of knowledge provided by meta-analyzes on the efficacy of psychotherapies for substance use disorders. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Meta-analyzes were included if they quantitatively examined the efficacy of a psychotherapy on substance use.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients having followed virtual reality therapy or cognitive behavioural therapy: a content analysis.

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to exacerbation of mental health symptoms and deterioration in psychological well-being in individuals suffering from schizophrenia. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients suffering from treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) with auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) having undergone virtual reality therapy (VRT) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on their symptomatology. The secondary objective is to identify the differences and similarities in relation to the response to the COVID 19 pandemic between these two groups of patients.

A systematic review of relational-based therapies for the treatment of auditory hallucinations in patients with psychotic disorders.

Background: Auditory hallucinations in patients with psychotic disorders may be very distressing. Unfortunately, a large proportion of individuals are resistant to pharmacological interventions and the gold-standard cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis offers at best modest effects. To improve therapeutic outcomes, several therapies have been created to establish a relationship between voice-hearers and their voices.

A scoping review of malnutrition in patients undergoing interventions for peripheral arterial disease.

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with comorbid conditions and frailty. The role of preoperative nutrition in patients with PAD has not been well characterized. In the present scoping review, we sought to describe the prevalence and prognostic implications of preoperative malnutrition in patients undergoing vascular interventions for claudication or chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).

Systematic Review on the Mental Health and Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 on Neurocognitive Disorders.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had many public health impacts, especially on vulnerable individuals including adults with neurocognitive disorders (NCD). With increasing literature, this systematic literature review aimed to address the mental health effects of COVID-19 on people with NCD in addition to examine the impact of the pandemic on treatments/resources for NCD. A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar.