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Saliva test is efficient in detecting COVID-19

Category: In the media
Published: 18 January 2021
Dr. Guillaume Butler-Laporte, first author of the study (photo : RI-MUHC)

A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine, with the participation of Drs. Todd Lee, Emily McDonald and Nandini Dendukuri  of the IDIGH Program,  confirms the efficiency of saliva testing for COVID-19. This publication could influence global public health policies, who are hesitant to implement saliva tests, in the testing strategies to fight against COVID-19.

Previous studies on the performance of saliva tests showed mixed results, but most of them compared saliva tests to the standard nasal swab test, as if it was a perfect test. Interestingly, there are no perfect tests for COVID-19—Dr Guillaume Butler-Laporte, first author of the study.

Fore more information, see the following links:

  • IR-MUHC press release (bilingue)
  • An article on Radio-Canada website (French)
  • An article and video report on CTV News (English)
  • Original article in JAMA (anglais)

Could an antidepressant slow the progression of COVID-19?

Category: In the media
Published: 12 January 2021
Dr Emily McDonald et Dr Todd Lee.

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2021 McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health

Category: General news
Published: 12 January 2021
McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health

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We need a serious lockdown, not half measures

Category: In the media
Published: 05 January 2021

Dr. Marina Klein.

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Dr. Martin Olivier is ranked top 10 views on The Conversation site

Category: Kudos
Published: 05 January 2021

Dr. Martin Olivier in The Conversation.

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Dr. Brian Ward on CTV News on 2020's COVID-19 and current vaccines

Category: In the media
Published: 04 January 2021
Dr. Brian Ward discusses the past year of COVID-19 and vaccines in 2021.

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Dr. Momar Ndao identifies a parasite in a mysterious five year illness

Category: In the media
Published: 04 January 2021
Dr. Momar Ndao solves a five year mysterious infection and sets his patient David Ray on the road to recovery.

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Drs. Jean-Pierre Routy and Don Vinh in Nature's top 10 discoveries of 2020!

Category: Kudos
Published: 30 December 2020

Dr. Jean Pierre Routy participated in a groundbreaking study on HIV published in Nature.

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  1. Is re-confinement inevitable?
  2. Dr. Donald Vinh on CTV news talks about COVID during the holidays
  3. Dr. Matthew P. Cheng received a FMSQ award of excellence!
  4. RI-MUHC 2020 Annual Report

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In the media Article Count:  70

Kudos Article Count:  65

Photos Article Count:  35

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Latest updates

  • Saliva test is efficient in detecting COVID-19
  • Could an antidepressant slow the progression of COVID-19?
  • 2021 McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health
  • We need a serious lockdown, not half measures
  • Dr. Martin Olivier is ranked top 10 views on The Conversation site
  • Dr. Momar Ndao identifies a parasite in a mysterious five year illness
  • Dr. Brian Ward on CTV News on 2020's COVID-19 and current vaccines
  • Drs. Jean-Pierre Routy and Don Vinh in Nature's top 10 discoveries of 2020!
  • Is re-confinement inevitable?
  • Dr. Donald Vinh on CTV news talks about COVID during the holidays
  • Dr. Matthew P. Cheng received a FMSQ award of excellence!
  • RI-MUHC 2020 Annual Report
  • Dr. Donald Sheppard in The Globe and Mail on a mass COVID-19 testing program
  • Dr. Donald Sheppard on the latest COVID-19 vaccine on CTV
  • Dr. Marcel Behr receives 1 million in funding by CFI!

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Events

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Giorgia Sulis

Wednesday March 10

12:00pm-1:00pm (1h)

Monica Dallmann-Sauer

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Latest IDIGH Publications

  1. Hoa, S., Laaouad, L., Roberts, J., Ennis, D., Ye, C., Al Jumaily, K., Pope, J., Nevskaya, T., Saltman, A., Himmel, M., Rottapel, R., Ly, C., Colmegna, I., Fifi-Mah, A., Maltez, N., Tisseverasinghe, A., Hudson, M. & Jamal, S.
    (2021)
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    Preexisting autoimmune disease and immune-related adverse events associated with anti-PD-1 cancer immunotherapy: a national case series from the Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology
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    Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII
  2. Lawandi, A., Leite, G. C., Cheng, M. P., Lefebvre, B., Longtin, J. & Lee, T. C.
    (2021)
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    Assessment of piperacillin-tazobactam-meropenem synergy against serine carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales using time kill assays
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    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
  3. D'Silva, K. M., Mehta, R., Mitchell, M., Lee, T. C., Singhal, V., Wilson, M. G. & McDonald, E. G.
    (2021)
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    Proton pump inhibitor use and risk for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: A systematic review & meta-analysis
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    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  4. Pai, N. P. & Thomas, R.
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  5. Cotton, T., Niaki, O. Z., Zheng, B., Pineau, C. A., Fritzler, M., Vinet, E., Clarke, A. E. & Bernatsky, S.
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