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Steven Drews

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Steven Drews

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Publications

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Research

Antibody Neutralization Assays Blood Donors Epidemiology Methods Comparisons Modelling Pandemic Response Public Health Sars-Cov-2

Latest papers

Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol.
BMJ open · 2021
Association of Influenza Activity and Environmental Conditions With the Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.
JAMA network open · 2020
Performance of Stool-testing Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis When Used to Identify Children With 9 Potential Bacterial Enteropathogens.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Population-based seroprevalence of prior infection with COVID-19 in Canada: implications for testing, economic revitalization and population health.
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$955,694
Spatio-temporal modelling and prediction of influenza-like illness
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Canadian Immunization Research Network
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$583,497

All 5 grants and awards

9 publications.

Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol.

Lee BE, Sikora C, Faulder D, Risling E, Little LA, Qiu Y, Gao T, Bulat R, Craik S, Hrudey SE, Ohinmaa A, Estabrooks CA, Gingras AC, Charlton C, Kim J, Wood H, Robinson A, Kanji JN, Zelyas N, O'Brien SF, Drews S, Pang XL

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052282 PMID: 34417219

Association of Influenza Activity and Environmental Conditions With the Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.

Berry I, Tuite AR, Salomon A, Drews S, Harris AD, Hatchette T, Johnson C, Kwong J, Lojo J, McGeer A, Mermel L, Ng V, Fisman DN

JAMA network open2020

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10167 PMID: 32658286

Performance of Stool-testing Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis When Used to Identify Children With 9 Potential Bacterial Enteropathogens.

Tarr GAM, Chui L, Lee BE, Pang XL, Ali S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Vanderkooi OG, Berenger BM, Dickinson J, Tarr PI, Drews S, MacDonald J, Kim K, Freedman SB

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2019

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1021 PMID: 30517612

Under-reporting of pertussis in Ontario: A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study using capture-recapture.

Crowcroft NS, Johnson C, Chen C, Li Y, Marchand-Austin A, Bolotin S, Schwartz K, Deeks SL, Jamieson F, Drews S, Russell ML, Svenson LW, Simmonds K, Mahmud SM, Kwong JC

PloS one2018

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195984 PMID: 29718945

Virus detection in critically ill children with acute respiratory disease: a new profile in view of new technology.

Kawaguchi A, Bates A, Lee BE, Drews S, Garros D

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2018

DOI: 10.1111/apa.14148 PMID: 29131392

Use of laboratory and administrative data to understand the potential impact of human parainfluenza virus 4 on cases of bronchiolitis, croup, and pneumonia in Alberta, Canada.

Fathima S, Simmonds K, Invik J, Scott AN, Drews S

BMC infectious diseases2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1748-z PMID: 27514690

Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infection, Antibiotics, and Risk of Developing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Meta-analysis

Freedman SB, Xie J, Neufeld MS, Hamilton WL, Hartling L, Tarr PI, Team FTAPPEI, Nettel-Aguirre A, Chuck A, Lee B

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016258 citations

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw099

Pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis strains in Canada: characterization of a dozen isolates based on a survey of 224 samples collected in different parts of the country over the last 20 years.

Tsang RS, Shuel M, Jamieson FB, Drews S, Hoang L, Horsman G, Lefebvre B, Desai S, St-Laurent M

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.002 PMID: 25244999

Isolation and characterization of Pigmentiphaga-like isolates from human clinical material.

Bridger N, Drews S, Burdz T, Wiebe D, Pacheco AL, Ng B, Bernard K

Journal of medical microbiology2013

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.051615-0 PMID: 23355312

Population-based seroprevalence of prior infection with COVID-19 in Canada: implications for testing, economic revitalization and population health.

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Drews, Steven J

Keywords: Antibody Neutralization Assays; Blood Donors; Epidemiology; Methods Comparisons; Modelling; Pandemic Response; Public Health; Sars-Cov-2; Serologic Antibody Testing; Seroprevalence

$955,694

Spatio-temporal modelling and prediction of influenza-like illness

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant - PA: Existing and Emerging Threats & Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Yasui, Yutaka

Keywords: Healthcare Use & Planning; Influenza-Like Illness; Prediction Modelling; Surveillance

$100,000

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Fisman, David N; Hatchette, Todd F; Isenor, Jennifer; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; MacDougall, Heather A; Mahmud, Salaheddin; McNeil, Shelly A; Naus, Monika; Ogilvie, Gina S; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Scheifele, David W; Top, Karina A; Van Buynder, Paul; Vaudry, Wendy L; Ward, Brian J; Watts, Tania H; Wilson, Kumanan; Wilson, Sarah

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Immunogenicity; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Effectiveness; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Safety; Vulnerable Populations

$583,497

Risk factors for influenza infection in hospital-based healthcare workers

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: McGeer, Allison J

Keywords: Cohort; Healthcare Worker; Influenza; Viral Respiratory Illness

$1,172,578

Wintertime Seasonality of Influenza and Invasive Bacterial Disease: Influence of Environment, Pathogen Interactions, Time Scales, and Geography

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Fisman, David N

Keywords: Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Mathematical Modeling And Simulation; Public Health Surveillance

$227,611

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antibody Neutralization Assays Dear Professor Drews, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Population-based seroprevalence of prior infection with COVID-19 in Canada: implications for testing, economic revitalization and population health." (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Steven Drews

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Early warning and rapid public health response to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) by monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in LTCF site-specific sewage samples and assessment of antibodies response in this population: prospective study protocol.

Association of Influenza Activity and Environmental Conditions With the Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.

Performance of Stool-testing Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis When Used to Identify Children With 9 Potential Bacterial Enteropathogens.

Under-reporting of pertussis in Ontario: A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study using capture-recapture.

Virus detection in critically ill children with acute respiratory disease: a new profile in view of new technology.

Use of laboratory and administrative data to understand the potential impact of human parainfluenza virus 4 on cases of bronchiolitis, croup, and pneumonia in Alberta, Canada.

Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infection, Antibiotics, and Risk of Developing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Meta-analysis

Pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis strains in Canada: characterization of a dozen isolates based on a survey of 224 samples collected in different parts of the country over the last 20 years.

Isolation and characterization of Pigmentiphaga-like isolates from human clinical material.

Population-based seroprevalence of prior infection with COVID-19 in Canada: implications for testing, economic revitalization and population health.

Spatio-temporal modelling and prediction of influenza-like illness

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Risk factors for influenza infection in hospital-based healthcare workers

Wintertime Seasonality of Influenza and Invasive Bacterial Disease: Influence of Environment, Pathogen Interactions, Time Scales, and Geography

Frequent collaborators

Samina Ali

Kevin Schwartz

Bonita Lee

Shelly Bolotin

Isha Berry

Jeff Kwong

Anne-Claude Gingras

Lisa Hartling

Allison McGeer

Todd Hatchette

David Johnson

John Kim

Mohamed Eltorki

Mo Eltorki

Christopher Sikora