| Title: | Adjunct professor |
| Address: | Unité immunisation et infections nosocomiales Direction des risques biologiques et de la santé au travail Institut national de santé publique du Québec 2400, avenue d’Estimauville Québec, Québec G1E 7G9 |
| Room: | U-3147 |
| Phone: | 418-666-7000 ext. 319 |
| Email: | elise.fortin@inspq.qc.ca elise.fortin@umontreal.ca |
Biography
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Team
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Theme
- Bacteriology
Research topics
- Epidemiological surveillance of nosocomial infections and of antimicrobial use
- Improved surveillance methods
- Assessment of the impact of interventions or other determinants on the populations monitored
Publications
- Dolce L, Quach C, Thirion D, Bergeron L, Gonzales M, Papenburg J, Dionne M, Fortin A, Fortin E. Surveillance of antimicrobial use in Quebec acute-care hospitals: a survey. JAMMI. Accepté pour publication.
- Li L, Fortin E, Tremblay C, Ngenda-Muadi M, Garenc C, Moisan D, Villeneuve J, Quach C, SPIN-BACC, SPIN-SARM. Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Québec: Impact of Guidelines. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jul;38(7):840-847.
- Longtin Y, Paquet-Bolduc B, Gilca R, Garenc C, Fortin E, Longtin J, Trottier S, Gervais P, Roussy JF, Lévesque S, Ben-David D, Cloutier I, Loo VG. Effect of Detecting and Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers at Hospital Admission on the Incidence of C difficile Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jun;176(6):796-804.
- Fortin E, Platt RW, Fontela PS,Buckeridge DL, Quach C. Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance Prevalence and Incidence from Indicators of Antimicrobial Use: What Is The Most Accurate Indicator? PLoS One. 2015 Dec;10(12):e0145088.
- Fortin E, Fontela PS, Manges AR, Platt RW, Buckeridge DL, Quach C. Measuring antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients: a systematic review of available measures applicable to paediatrics. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Jun;69(6):1447-56.
- Fortin E, Rocher I, Frenette C, Tremblay, Quach C. Healthcare-associated Bloodstream Infections Secondary To A Urinary Focus: The Québec Provincial Surveillance Results. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 May;33(5):456-62.