Biography
Dr. Vincent Deslandes received a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences – Microbiology from the Université de Montréal before obtaining his medical degree from McGill University. He completed his residency in Medical Microbiology at the University of Ottawa and has been practicing within the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) Regional Microbiology Reference Laboratory (RMRL) following his graduation in 2020, where he currently co-supervises the mycology section. He is the site supervisor for the Medical Microbiology program at EORLA RMRL. His research interest include fungal identification, quality improvements in microbiology, laboratory stewardship and evidence-based rapid testing in infectious diseases. He is also a contributor to MyPathologyReport.ca for microbiology-related topics.
Recent publications:
- Deslandes V, Clark E, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Desjardins M. Implementation of the Abbott ID Now COVID-19 assay at a tertiary care centre: a prospective pragmatic implementation study during the third wave of SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2021 Nov 27;115609.
- Deslandes V, Rafipour D, Gorn I, Sabri E, Sant N, Desjardins M. Effect of delayed entry of blood culture bottles in BACTEC automated blood culture system in the context of laboratory consolidation. (In Press, Scientific Reports)
- Shaw JLV, Deslandes V, Smith J, Desjardins M. Evaluation of the Abbott PanbioTM COVID-19 Ag rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic Canadians. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2021 Dec 1;101(4):115514.
- Marko R, Hajjar J, Nzeribe V, Pittman M, Deslandes V, Sant N, et al. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin in Adult Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia or Pneumonia. Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 2021 Sep 28;74(4).
- Deslandes V, Haney C, Bernard K, Desjardins M. Ignatzschineria indica bacteremia in a patient with a maggot-infested heel ulcer: a case report and literature review. Access Microbiology. 2019;
- Deslandes V, Antonation K, Jessamine P, Toye B, Cooper C, Patel S. Incidental post-partum isolation of Brucella melitensis in an asymptomatic woman. Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. 2018;4.