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Emily G. McDonald
Researcher at McGill University Health Centre
Publications - 137
Citations - 3645
Emily G. McDonald is an academic researcher from McGill University Health Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 95 publications receiving 2274 citations. Previous affiliations of Emily G. McDonald include Université de Montréal & McGill University.
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A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19.
David R. Boulware,Matthew F Pullen,Ananta S. Bangdiwala,Katelyn A Pastick,Sarah M Lofgren,Elizabeth C Okafor,Caleb P Skipper,Alanna A Nascene,Melanie R. Nicol,Mahsa Abassi,Nicole W. Engen,Matthew P. Cheng,Derek LaBar,Sylvain A. Lother,Lauren J. MacKenzie,Glen Drobot,Nicole Marten,Ryan Zarychanski,Lauren E. Kelly,Ilan S. Schwartz,Emily G. McDonald,Radha Rajasingham,Todd C. Lee,Kathy H. Hullsiek +23 more
TL;DR: After high-risk or moderate-risk exposure to Covid-19, hydroxychloroquine did not prevent illness compatible with Covid -19 or confirmed infection when used as postexposure prophylaxis within 4 days after exposure.
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Hydroxychloroquine in Nonhospitalized Adults With Early COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial.
Caleb P Skipper,Katelyn A Pastick,Nicole S Engen,Ananta S Bangdiwala,Mahsa Abassi,Sarah M Lofgren,Darlisha A. Williams,Elizabeth C Okafor,Matthew F Pullen,Melanie R. Nicol,Alanna A Nascene,Katherine Huppler Hullsiek,Matthew P. Cheng,Darlette Luke,Sylvain A. Lother,Lauren J. MacKenzie,Glen Drobot,Lauren E. Kelly,Ilan S. Schwartz,Ryan Zarychanski,Emily G. McDonald,Todd C. Lee,Radha Rajasingham,David R. Boulware +23 more
TL;DR: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated effects of oral hydroxychloroquine on symptoms and disease severity in adult outpatients with early COVID-19.
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Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Guillaume Butler-Laporte,Alexander Lawandi,Ian Schiller,Mandy Yao,Nandini Dendukuri,Emily G. McDonald,Emily G. McDonald,Todd C. Lee,Todd C. Lee +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a systematic review to assess the diagnostic accuracy of saliva nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and concluded that salivary NAAT diagnostic accuracy is similar to that of nasopharyngeal swab NAAT, especially in the ambulatory setting.
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Continuous Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and the Associated Risk of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection.
Emily G. McDonald,Emily G. McDonald,Jonathon Milligan,Charles Frenette,Todd C. Lee,Todd C. Lee +5 more
TL;DR: Patients with continuous PPI use remained at elevated risk of CDI recurrence after adjustment for other independent predictors of recurrence, and it is suggested that the cessation of unnecessary P PI use should be considered at the time ofCDI diagnosis.
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Review: Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Katelyn A Pastick,Elizabeth C Okafor,Fan Wang,Sarah M Lofgren,Caleb P Skipper,Melanie R. Nicol,Matthew F Pullen,Radha Rajasingham,Emily G. McDonald,Todd C. Lee,Ilan S. Schwartz,Lauren E. Kelly,Sylvain A. Lother,Oriol Mitjà,Emili Letang,Mahsa Abassi,David R. Boulware +16 more
TL;DR: A rapid narrative review and call for additional randomized controlled trial evidence prior to the widespread incorporation of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine into national and international treatment guidelines are called for.