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Tom Wong
Researcher at Health Canada
Publications - 156
Citations - 5941
Tom Wong is an academic researcher from Health Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Syphilis & Population. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 150 publications receiving 5560 citations. Previous affiliations of Tom Wong include Harvard University & Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Systematic community- and hospital-based surveillance for enterovirus-D68 in three Canadian provinces, August to December 2014.
Danuta M. Skowronski,Catharine Chambers,Suzana Sabaiduc,Michelle Murti,Reka Gustafson,Sue L. Pollock,Dee Hoyano,S Rempel,S Rempel,Sandra Allison,Gaston De Serres,James A. Dickinson,Raymond Tellier,Kevin Fonseca,Steven J. Drews,Christine Martineau,Francesca Reyes-Domingo,Tom Wong,Tom Wong,Patrick Tang,Mel Krajden +20 more
TL;DR: Active surveillance in outpatient and inpatient settings is needed from more areas and additional seasons to better understand EV-D68 epidemiology and potential at-risk groups for severe or unusual manifestations.
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Molecular Assay for Detection of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from Cultures and Clinical Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Specimens.
Shelley W. Peterson,Irene Martin,Walter Demczuk,Amrita Bharat,Linda Hoang,John L. Wylie,Vanessa Allen,Brigitte Lefebvre,GJ Tyrrell,Greg B. Horsman,David Haldane,Richard Garceau,Tom Wong,Michael R. Mulvey,Michael R. Mulvey +14 more
TL;DR: A real-time PCR assay to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with ciprofloxacin resistance in specimens submitted for nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) produced high sensitivity and specificity values.
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Predictors of gonorrhea reinfection in a cohort of sexually transmitted disease patients in Alberta, Canada, 1991-2003.
TL;DR: Recognition of key demographic and behavioral characteristics can help focus interventions for patients at higher risk of gonorrhea reinfection in Alberta, Canada.
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Short message service (SMS) interventions for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review protocol
Carole Lunny,Carole Lunny,Darlene Taylor,Darlene Taylor,Jasmina Memetovic,Jasmina Memetovic,Orion Wärje,Richard T. Lester,Richard T. Lester,Tom Wong,Kendall Ho,Mark Gilbert,Mark Gilbert,Gina Ogilvie,Gina Ogilvie +14 more
TL;DR: This systematic review will be the first comprehensive examination of studies that discuss the effectiveness of SMS on multiple outcomes that relate to STI prevention and management, covering diverse settings and populations.
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A Protocol for the Secure Linking of Registries for HPV Surveillance
Khaled El Emam,Khaled El Emam,Saeed Samet,Jun Hu,Liam Peyton,Craig C. Earle,Gayatri C. Jayaraman,Gayatri C. Jayaraman,Tom Wong,Tom Wong,Murat Kantarcioglu,Fida Kamal Dankar,Aleksander Essex +12 more
TL;DR: A computationally practical protocol for the secure linking of data from multiple registries has been demonstrated in the context of HPV vaccine initiative impact assessment and can be generalized to the surveillance of other conditions, diseases, or vaccination programs.