… Kirlew et al reported an incidence rate of MRSA bacteremia of 41.1 cases per 100 000
person-years in northwestern Ontario. In northern Saskatchewan, Golding et al found that the rate …

Objective To document a case series of 8 young First Nations patients diagnosed with acute
rheumatic fever (ARF), a preventable disease that resulted in the death of 2 patients, in …

Objective To evaluate established opioid addiction treatment programs that use traditional
healing in combination with buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance treatment in 6 First …

Objective To document the development of unique opioid-dependence treatment in remote
communities that combines First Nations healing strategies and substitution therapy with …

Northwestern Ontario in Canada provides a unique clinical challenge for providing optimal
medical care. It is a large geographic area (385,000 km 2 ) and is home to 32 remote First …

Background: Rates of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) among First Nations (FN) children
living in Canada are elevated. We aimed to quantify indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in …

Introduction North American indigenous populations experience a high burden of invasive
bacterial infections. Because Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae have …

Bryce’s report named poor ventilation and poor standards of care from school officials as the
primary cause of deaths as opposed to the racial susceptibility hypothesis rather popular at …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (CA-MRSA) is traditionally high in remote areas of Canada with large Aboriginal …

Introduction: High rates of invasive group A Streptococcus disease were suspected by clinicians
in northwestern Ontario. Patients with sepsis were being encountered with bacteremia …