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Marthe Charles

Clinical Associate Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Medical Microbiologist
Research Focus
Immune System
Contact Info
marthe.charles@vch.ca
604-875-4547
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Biography

Dr. Marthe Charles is the division head of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention and Control at Vancouver Coastal Health and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and immunology, a master’s degree in microbiology and a medical degree from Université de Montreal before completing her residency at the University of Alberta. Her research is focused on molecular diagnostic and infection control.

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Publications

  • Scientific reports -

    A nested cohort 5-year Canadian surveillance of Gram-negative antimicrobial resistance for optimized antimicrobial therapy.

    Blondeau J, Charles MK, Loo V, Adam H, Gonzalez Del Vecchio M, Ghakis C, O'Callaghan E, El Ali R
  • American journal of infection control -

    First reported outbreak of the emerging pathogen Candida auris in Canada.

    Eckbo EJ, Wong T, Bharat A, Cameron-Lane M, Hoang L, Dawar M, Charles M
  • Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada -

    In search of COVID-19: The ability of biodetection canines to detect COVID-19 odours from clinical samples.

    Charles M, Eckbo E, Zurberg T, Woznow T, Aksu L, Gómez Navas L, Wang Y, Bryce E
  • Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease -

    Evaluation of the Aptima BV and CV/TV assays compared to conventional laboratory based testing methods for the diagnosis of vaginitis.

    Caza M, Charles M, Locher K, Hoang L, Tucker M, Mandy J, Jewsbury H, Wilmer A
  • Journal of clinical microbiology -

    Approach to Assessment of New Swabs and Viral Transport Media for SARS-CoV-2 Testing.

    Locher K, Velapatino B, Caza M, Li L, Porter C, Charles M
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