Dr. Ron Read

Dr. Ron Read

University Position

Clinical Interests

Research Interests

Graduating Year

University of Calgary, Class of 1986

Residency/Fellowship

Recent Publications

  1. Alexander TW, Cook SR, Yanke LJ, Booker CW, Morley PS, Read RR, Gow SP and McAllister TA. A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Mannheimia haemolytica, Mannheimia glucosida and Mannheimia ruminalis. Vet Med 2008, in press.
  2. Inglis GD, Morck DW, McAllister TA, Entz T, Olson ME, Yanke LJ, and Read RR. 2007. Temporal prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter spp. from beef cattle in Alberta feedlots. Applied and Environmental Microbiology;72(6):4088-4095.
  3. Storck AC, Laupland DB, Read RR, Mah MW, Gill JM, Nevett D and Louie TJ. 2006. Development of a health related quality of life questionnaire (HRQL) for patients with extremity soft tissue infections (ESTI). BMC Infectious Diseases;6:148
  4. Elsayed S and Read R. 2006. Mycobacterium haemophilus osteomyelitis: case report and review of the literature. BMC Infectious Diseases;6(1):70
  5. The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration. 2005. Incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Europe and North America. CID;41:1772-82.
  6. McAllister T, Busz H, Yanke J, Olson M, Morck D, Read R. Effect of subtherapeutic administration of antibiotics on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in feedlot cattle. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Submitted November 2005
  7. Elsayed S, Kealey A, Coffin CS, Read R, Megran D, and Zhang K. 2006. Nocardia cyriacigeorgica human infection. Journal of Clinical Microbiology; 44:280-282.
  8. Inglis GD, McAllister TA, Busz HW, Yanke LJ, Morck DW, Olson ME, Read RR. 2005. Effects of subtherapeutic administration of antimicrobial agents to beef cattle on the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter hyointestinalis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol; 71:3872-3881.
  9. MacEachern P, Giannoccaro JP, Elsayed S, Read RR, Laupland KB. 2005. A rare case of pleuropulmonary infection and septic shock associated with Enterococcus faecium endocarditis. J. Infect; 50(1):84-88
  10. Sepandj F, Ceri H, Gibb A, Read R and Olson M. 2004. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) versus minimum biofilm eliminating concentration (MBEC) in evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of gram-negative bacilli causing peritonitis. Peritoneal Dialysis International; 24(1):65-67.
  11. Sepandj F, Ceri H, Gibb AP, Read RR, and Olson ME. 2003. Biofilm iInfections in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: Comparison of standard MIC and MBEC in evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Peritoneal Dialysis International; 23(1):77-79.
  12. Stevenson SML, McAllister TA, Selinger LB, Yanke LJ, Olson ME, Morck DW and Read R. 2003. Transfer of rifampicin-resistant Escherichia coli strain among feedlot cattle. J of Applied Microbiology; 95:398-410.