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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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Feasibility and Field Performance of a Simultaneous Syphilis and HIV Point-of-Care Test Based Screening Strategy in at Risk Populations in Edmonton, Canada
Joshua Bergman,Jennifer Gratrix,Sabrina S. Plitt,Jayne Fenton,Chris P. Archibald,Tom Wong,Ameeta E. Singh +6 more
TL;DR: At risk population seeking STI testing found Poc tests to be acceptable, the POC tests performed well in outreach settings, and new cases of syphilis and HIV were identified and linked to treatment and care.
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Late recognition of SARS in nosocomial outbreak, Toronto.
Tom Wong,Tamara Wallington,L. Clifford McDonald,Zahid Abbas,Michael D. Christian,Donald E. Low,Denise Gravel,Marianna Ofner,Barbara Mederski,Lisa Berger,Lisa Hansen,Cheryl Harrison,Arlene King,Barbara Yaffe,Theresa Tam +14 more
TL;DR: Late recognition of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was associated with no known SARS contact, hospitalization before the nosocomial outbreak was recognized, symptom onset while hospitalized, wards with SARS clusters, and postoperative status.
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Aboriginal Youth Experiences of Accessing HIV Care and Treatment
Tracey Prentice,Judy Mill,Chris P. Archibald,Susan Sommerfeldt,Catherine Worthington,Randy Jackson,Tom Wong +6 more
TL;DR: Results of this study suggest that some Aboriginal youth do not test for HIV until late in the course of their disease, and once diagnosed, a significant number of youth delay accessing care.
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Multiplex real-time PCR assays for the prediction of cephalosporin, ciprofloxacin and azithromycin antimicrobial susceptibility of positive Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification test samples.
Shelley W. Peterson,Irene Martin,Walter Demczuk,N Barairo,P Naidu,Brigitte Lefebvre,Vanessa Allen,L Hoang,Todd F. Hatchette,David C. Alexander,K Tomas,M Trubnikov,Tom Wong,M. R. Mulvey +13 more
TL;DR: Improved molecular tests for N. gonorrhoeae AMR prediction are expanded by adding new loci and multiplexing reactions to improve surveillance where culture isolates are unavailable.
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Results from Two Online Surveys Comparing Sexual Risk Behaviors in Hispanic, Black, and White Men Who Have Sex with Men
Barbara S. Taylor,Barbara S. Taylor,Mary Ann Chiasson,Roberta Scheinmann,Sabina Hirshfield,Mike Humberstone,Robert H. Remien,Richard J. Wolitski,Tom Wong +8 more
TL;DR: Black and Hispanic men were more likely to report anal intercourse during the last sexual encounter, but white men wereMore likely toReport UAI, and UAI was associated with HIV infection and sex with a main partner, in multivariate analysis.