Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) are a significant public health concern in Canada. Consequences of STBBI include pain and discomfort, infertility, adverse birth outcomes such ...

The National Virus Reference Laboratory retrospectively identified babies who tested positive for CMV during the study period. Congenital infection was defined as a positive CMV culture, DEAFF test, ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

Among 121 infants with congenital CMV infection, 12 (10%) had clinical findings at birth that were consistent with symptomatic congenital infection, 5 had multisystem disease (1 died within the ...

A population-based congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV ... complete medical and audiologic assessments for sequelae of cCMV infection. Infants with possible or confirmed symptomatic cCMV were ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.