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Simon Lévesque
Publications
INSPQ
2020
COVID-19 : Étude de séroprévalence chez des travailleurs de la santé de centres hospitaliers au Québec
Surveillance des souches de Staphylococcus aureus résistantes à la méthicilline isolées des bactériémies dans la province de Québec, 2016-2017
2018
Surveillance provinciale des diarrhées à Clostridium difficile (DACD) – Typage des souches de C. difficile causant la DACD au Québec, 2005-2015
2016
Gestion des risques associés à la présence de la bactérie Legionella spp. dans les réseaux d’eau des centres hospitaliers au Québec
2015
Surveillance des souches de Staphylococcus aureus résistantes à la méthicilline isolées des bactériémies dans la province de Québec : rapport 2013-2014
2013
Surveillance des souches de Staphylococcus aureus résistantes à la méthicilline isolées des bactériémies dans la province de Québec : rapport 2011-2012
Articles
2021
Pangenome analysis reveals genetic isolation in Campylobacter hyointestinalis subspecies adapted to different mammalian hosts
2018
Investigation of a Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak using whole genome sequencing versus a standard epidemiologic investigation
2017
Distinct Campylobacter fetus lineages adapted as livestock pathogens and human pathobionts in the intestinal microbiota.
Trends in the use of laboratory tests for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection and association with incidence rates in Quebec, Canada, 2010-2014
Comparison of sequential multiplex PCR, sequetyping and whole genome sequencing for serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Distinct Campylobacter fetus lineages adapted as livestock pathogens and human pathobionts in the intestinal microbiota
Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Responses of Campylobacter jejuni Suspended in an Artificial Freshwater Medium.
2016
Molecular Epidemiology of a Vancomycin-Intermediate Heteroresistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
A case report of a deep surgical site infection with Terrisporobacter glycolicus/T. Mayombei and review of the literature.
Characterization of a genomic island harbouring a new vanD allele from Enterococcus faecium N15-508 isolated in Canada.
Effect of Detecting and Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers at Hospital Admission on the Incidence of C difficile Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study.
First reported case of Campylobacter lanienae enteritis in a human.
Management of a hospital outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using a multimodal intervention including daily chlorhexidine baths.
Enteroccocus pallens as a potential novel human pathogen: three cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Heteroresistant Vancomycin Intermediate Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus in the NICU: A Systematic Review.
Molecular Typing of Legionella pneumophila Isolates in the Province of Quebec from 2005 to 2015.
2015
Cloacibacillus sp., a Potential Human Pathogen Associated with Bacteremia in Quebec and New Brunswick.
Rapid spread of Clostridium difficile NAP1/027/ST1 in Chile confirms the emergence of the epidemic strain in Latin America
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium harbouring vanN in Canada: a case and complete sequence of pEfm12493 harbouring the vanN operon
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates: results of the Quebec Provincial Surveillance Programme
A Side by Side Comparison of Bruker Biotyper and VITEK MS: Utility of MALDI-TOF MS Technology for Microorganism Identification in a Public Health Reference Laboratory.
Carbapenem non-susceptible enterobacteriaceae in Quebec, Canada: results of a laboratory surveillance program (2010-2012)
2014
Genomic characterization of a large outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains in Quebec City, 2012
2013
Campylobacteriosis in urban versus rural areas: a case-case study integrated with molecular typing to validate risk factors and to attribute sources of infection