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Programs

Principal Investigator(s)

Coordinator(s)

A Rishu

Status

Completed

BALANCE — Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness

Co-Investigators

Nick Daneman, Robert Fowler, John Marshall, Michael Detsky, Elizabeth Wilcox, Deborah Cook, Bram Rochwerg, Richard Whitlock, Emilie Belley-Côté, Claudio Martin, John Muscedere, Lauralyn McIntyre, Francois Lamontagne, Francois Lauzier, Pierre Aslanian, Emmanuel Charbonney, Anand Kumar, Henry T. Stelfox, Sean Bagshaw, Steve Reynolds, Peter Dodek, Richard Hall

International collaborators
Australia and New Zealand – S. Webb, Y. Shehabi, S. McGuinness, C. McArthur, Rachael Parke,
France – E. Azoulay, A. Mercat
Germany – F. Bloos
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Y. Arabi, B. Alraddadi,  I. Qushmaq, E. Alqasim, M. Al-Wassia
Switzerland – P. Eggimann, J.L. Pagani, L. Guihard
United Kingdom – T. Walsh, J. Simpson, P. Dark, T. Hellyer, M. Gillies, F. Julie, K. L. Bedwell, T. Evans
United States – The USCIIT group

Participating Centers

Sunnybrook Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Juravinski Hospital, McMaster University, London Health Sciences Centre, Kingston General Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM), CSSS of Trois-Rivières, Hôpital du, Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (HSCM), Winnipeg Regional Health, Foothills hospital, University of Calgary, University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II