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Donald E. Low
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 362
Citations - 25624
Donald E. Low is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Streptococcus pneumoniae. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 359 publications receiving 24384 citations. Previous affiliations of Donald E. Low include Trillium Health Centre & New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel
Beth A. Hanselman,Steve A. Kruth,Joyce Rousseau,Donald E. Low,Barbara M. Willey,Allison McGeer,J. Scott Weese +6 more
TL;DR: TOC Summary: Prevalence of colonization was 6.5%, and employment within a large-animal practice was a significant risk factor.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Michael D. Christian,Susan M. Poutanen,Mona R. Loutfy,Matthew P. Muller,Matthew P. Muller,Donald E. Low,Donald E. Low +6 more
TL;DR: An overview of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of SARS based on the current state of knowledge derived from published studies and the authors' own personal experience is presented.
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Prevalence and Mechanisms of Macrolide Resistance in Invasive and Noninvasive Group B Streptococcus Isolates from Ontario, Canada
Joyce C. S. de Azavedo,Joyce C. S. de Azavedo,Mary K. H. McGavin,Mary K. H. McGavin,Carla Duncan,Donald E. Low,Donald E. Low,Allison McGeer,Allison McGeer +8 more
TL;DR: The rate of erythromycin resistance increased from 5% in 1995–96 to 13% in 1998–99, which coincided with an increase in macrolide usage during that time, and was found to have thelinB gene, previously identified only inEnterococcus faecium.
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Prevalence and characterization of the mechanisms of macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin resistance in isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
TL;DR: Of a total of 147 erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates, 64 were resistant to erystromycin, clindamycin, and streptogramin B (MLSBphenotype), 57 of which possessed the ermB gene.
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans who work with horses.
J. Scott Weese,Joyce Rousseau,Josie L. Traub-Dargatz,Barbara M. Willey,A. McGeer,Donald E. Low +5 more
TL;DR: Results confirm a reservoir of colonized horses on a variety of farms in Ontario and New York and provide evidence that 1 MRSA strain is predominantly involved in MRSA colonization in horses and humans that work with horses.