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Melani Sung

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

Research

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11 publications.

01

P-2106. Streamlining Care Delivery in the Pediatric Emergency Department Using Rapid Point-Of-Care Molecular Diagnostics For Group A Streptococcus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pernica J, Kam AJ, Smaill F, Ewusie J, Khan S, Elliott S, Sung M, Doan Q, Smieja M, Thabane L

Open Forum Infectious Diseases2025Open Access
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2262PMID: W4406946593
02

P-110. Promoting Optimal Treatment for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Room: a Before-After Study of a Novel Care Pathway

Pernica J, Kam AJ, Eltorki M, Ewusie J, Khan S, Goldfarb DM, Smaill F, Elliott S, Wong J, Sung M

Open Forum Infectious Diseases2025Senior authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.317PMID: W4406954859
03

Novel care pathway to optimise antimicrobial prescribing for uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia: study protocol for a prospective before–after cohort study in the emergency department of a tertiary care Canadian children’s hospital

Pernica JM, Kam AJ, Eltorki M, Khan S, Goldfarb DM, Smaill F, Wong J, Ewusie J, Smieja M, Sung M

BMJ Open20223 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062360PMID: W4309268803
04

Single-centre, open-label, randomised, trial to compare rapid molecular point-of-care streptococcal testing to standard laboratory-based testing for the management of streptococcal pharyngitis in children: study protocol

Pernica JM, Smaill F, Kam AJ, Bartholomew A, Doan Q, Smieja M, Khan S, Sung M, Thabane L, Goldfarb DM

BMJ Open20211 citations
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047271
05

Quality Metrics for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

Science M, Timberlake K, Morris A, Read S, Le Saux N

Pediatrics201916 citations
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2372
06

Antimicrobial utilization data: Does point prevalence data correlate with defined daily doses?

Lee SB, Thirion DJG, Irfan N, Sung M, Brooks A, Al-Mutawa F, Frenette C, Mertz D

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology20197 citations
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.154
07

Multifaceted intervention to optimize antibiotic use for intra-abdominal infections

Popovski Z, Mercuri M, Main C, Sne N, Walsh K, Sung M, Rice T, Mertz D

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy201532 citations
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku498
08

Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting – a review and critical appraisal of the literature

Mertz D, Brooks A, Irfan N, Sung M

Swiss Medical Weekly201529 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2015.14220PMID: W2404003981
09

Inappropriate use of antibiotics and Clostridium difficile infection

Srigley JA, Brooks A, Sung M, Yamamura D, Haider S, Mertz D

American Journal of Infection Control201334 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.017
10

Statin-Associated Rhabdomyolysis: Is There a Dose-Response Relationship?

Holbrook A, Wright M, Sung M, Ribic C, Baker S

Canadian Journal of Cardiology201177 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.024

Frequent collaborators

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Melani SungDominik MertzApril KamMarek SmiejaSarah KhanAnnie BrooksLehana ThabaneAnne Marie HolbrookFiona SmaillJeffrey (Des) PernicaMark LoebNeal Irfan
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Dominik Mertz

Medicine

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Marek Smieja

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2025

April Kam

Pediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Sarah Khan

Pediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Annie Brooks

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Researchers with similar interests

April Kam

Pediatrics

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

Pediatrics

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Dominik Mertz

Medicine

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Cheryl Lea Main

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Daniela Leto

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Ryan D'sa

Medicine

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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