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Yan Chen

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & PathobiologyUniversity of Toronto

Yan Chen

Assistant Professor

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
JAMA Network Open · 2026
Secondary Prophylaxis of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infections During Systemic Antibiotics with Vancomycin (SPORES-V): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials · 2026
Efficacy of Intraoperative Adhesion Barrier Use in Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study on Long-Term Recurrence and Pelvic Pain
International Journal of Women s Health · 2026

All 34 publications

34 publications.

Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

McDonald EG, Butler-Laporte G, Brophy JM, Elsayed S, Frenette C, Huseen I, Loo VG, Moran K, Coburn B, Hota SS

JAMA Network Open20268 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60495

Secondary Prophylaxis of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infections During Systemic Antibiotics with Vancomycin (SPORES-V): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Prosty C, Carignan A, Chan AK, Chen Y, Daley P, Daneman N, Kandel C, Longtin Y, Perez-Patrigeon S, Wuerz T

Trials20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09883-1

Efficacy of Intraoperative Adhesion Barrier Use in Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study on Long-Term Recurrence and Pelvic Pain

Yao Hu, Yan Chen, Gaolian Li, Qingjing Zou, Jiawei Zhan, Dongmei Li

International Journal of Women s Health2026Open Access

DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s592896 PMID: 42137249

Primary Subcutaneous Candidiasis Presenting as a Chronic Eschar-Covered Ulcer: A Diagnostic Challenge in an Immunocompromised Host – A Case Report and Literature Review

Kumudhavalli Kavanoor Sridhar, Greg J. German, Sigmund Krajden, Zared Aziz, Yan Chen, James Alexander Scott, Richard C. Summerbell

Case Reports in Dermatology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1159/000552323 PMID: 42441161

Interactive effects of biodegradable nano-plastics and salt stress on maize growth and physiology

Yuyang Li, Huiying Li, Chunfeng Xie, Zhuangzhuang Hong, Jing Liu, Shuaijie Jin, Yan Chen, Yunlu Wang, Zhanqiang Ma, Aneela Younas, Muhammad Shaaban, Yanfang Wang, Ling Liu

SSRN Electronic Journal2026Open Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6737332

Performance evaluation of the NG-TEST CARBA 5 and Genobio K.N.I.V.O. detection K-Set lateral flow assays for the detection of carbapenemases.

Calica CN, Domjacic N, Dacanay J, de Carvalho Lopes EC, Mardoquio MS, Chen Y, Fattouh R

Microbiology spectrum20255 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00441-25 PMID: 40679301

Point-of-Care Testing Biosafety Decisions: An Investigation Summary Illustrating Current Decision-Making Process in Ontario, Canada

Manal Tadros, Julie L. V. Shaw, Yan Chen, Matt Wong-Fung, Tess K. Koerner, Georgina Ralevski, Elaine Kerr, Larissa M. Matukas

The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfae069 PMID: 39039897

Alzheimer's disease brain‐derived extracellular vesicles reveal altered synapse‐related proteome and induce cognitive impairment in mice

Victor Bodart‐Santos, Lisandra S. Pinheiro, Almir Jordão da Silva‐Junior, Rudimar L. Froza, Rosemary Ahrens, Rafaella Araujo Gonçalves, Mayara M Andrade, Yan Chen, Carolina de Lima Alcantara, Lea T. Grinberg, Renata Elaine Paraízo Leite, Sergio Teixeira Ferreira, Paul E. Fraser, Fernanda G. De Felice

Alzheimer s & Dementia202339 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/alz.13134 PMID: 37204850

Mycobacterium genavense Central Nervous System Infection in a Patient with AIDS.

Kuczynski AM, Krajden S, Spears J, Kus JV, Munoz DG, Ostrowski M, Chen Y, Supala-Berger A

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques20237 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.6 PMID: 35220993

Swish and gargle saliva sampling is a patient-friendly and comparable alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in outpatient settings for adults and children.

Isabel S, Cohen-Silver J, Jung H, Tam B, Lota M, Sivilotti M, Agbaje N, Schwartz KL, Wormsbecker AE, Matukas LM, Chen Y

Microbiology spectrum20236 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01723-23 PMID: 37861316

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Yan Chen

Research

Latest papers

Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

Secondary Prophylaxis of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infections During Systemic Antibiotics with Vancomycin (SPORES-V): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Efficacy of Intraoperative Adhesion Barrier Use in Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study on Long-Term Recurrence and Pelvic Pain

Primary Subcutaneous Candidiasis Presenting as a Chronic Eschar-Covered Ulcer: A Diagnostic Challenge in an Immunocompromised Host – A Case Report and Literature Review

Interactive effects of biodegradable nano-plastics and salt stress on maize growth and physiology

Performance evaluation of the NG-TEST CARBA 5 and Genobio K.N.I.V.O. detection K-Set lateral flow assays for the detection of carbapenemases.

Point-of-Care Testing Biosafety Decisions: An Investigation Summary Illustrating Current Decision-Making Process in Ontario, Canada

Alzheimer's disease brain‐derived extracellular vesicles reveal altered synapse‐related proteome and induce cognitive impairment in mice

Mycobacterium genavense Central Nervous System Infection in a Patient with AIDS.

Swish and gargle saliva sampling is a patient-friendly and comparable alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in outpatient settings for adults and children.

Frequent collaborators

Roger McIntyre

Joshua Rosenblat

Hong Chang

Nick Daneman

Rodrigo Mansur

Benjamin Alman

Sigmund Krajden

Theodore Steiner

Rama Khokha

Yves Longtin

Peter Daley

Susy Hota

Jennifer Tsang

James Brophy

Jay Brophy

Greg German

Corwyn Rowsell

Trevor McKee

Iram Ahmed

Andrew Youn

Agnes Supala-Berger

Stephanie Lee

Rob Fowler

Julian Spears

Michael Ko

Roger Smith

Alex Carignan

Manal Tadros

Louis Valiquette

John Laffey

Samira Mubareka

Tomas Hajek

Niall Ferguson

Neill Adhikari

John Marshall