INFECTIOLOGY-RELATED DISEASES (n = 4)
Author (year, journal)	Setting	Topic	Populations’ characteristics	Outcomes	Main results	STROBE
Dallaire (2006, C J Public Health) (39)	Quebec Retrospective	Acute infections Hospitalisation	Inuit people <5 y.o. F/M	Hospitalisation rates/1000 for Inuit (95% CI) 0-11 months old/12-23 months old/2-4 y.o.	Pneumonia: 198 (145-251)/ 119 (77-160)/ 30 (17-44) Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis: 107 (68-147)/ 23 (5-40)/ 5 (0-10) Upper respiratory tract infections: 28 (8-49)/ 0/ 1 (−1 – 3) Urinary tract infections (female): 17 (−2 – 36)/ 33 (7-60)/ 2 (−2 – 6) Urinary tract infections (male): 18 (−2 – 38)/ 121 (−11 – 35)/ 2 (−2 – 6) Fever NOS: 14 (2-27)/ 3 (−3 – 8)/ 1 (−1 – 3) Acute otitis media: 11 (0-22)/ 3 (−3 – 8)/ 1 (−1 – 3) Pyelonephritis/pyelitis (female): 11 (−6 – 27)/ 6 (−5 – 17)/ 6 (−1 – 12) Cellulitis: 9 (−1 – 18)/ 14 (−1 – 29)/ 8 (1-14) Meningitis: 9 (−1 – 18)/ 6 (−2 – 14)/ 1 (−1 – 3) Laryngitis/Tracheitis: 3 (−3 – 8)/ 9 (−1 – 18)/ 3 (0-6)	17/22
Landy (2010, Int J Infect Dis) (33)	Northern Canada Case report	Gonococcal septic shock, ARDS and Multisystem organ failure Hospitalisation	Indigenous people 36 y.o. Female	Time for transfer to tertiary care Type of treatment Length of stay	13h (because of artic winter and distance) Fluid resuscitation, intubation and vasopressors prior to transfer. Empiric ceftriaxone and vancomycin were administered after blood cultures. Ethanol infusion was started then discontinued when the anion gap became normal. The patient improved with mechanical ventilation, vasopressor support, ceftriaxone, corticosteroids and supportive ICU care. 12 days in ICU, 2 days in general medicine	7/13
Mashru (2017, J Telemed Telecare) (13)	Ontario Descriptive	Infectious diseases Hospitalisation	Sioux community people All ages F/M	Patient satisfaction towards telemedicine consultation	Patient understood how the session would run: 98% Help was available if there were problems: 100% Able to hear specialist comfortably: 98%; Satisfied with picture quality: 94%; Privacy was respected: 100%; Would use telemedicine again: 94%; Would recommend to family/friends: 92%; Overall satisfied with appointment: 98%	15/22
Nicolle (1996, Clin Infect Dis) (76)	Manitoba Retrospective	Acute pyelonephritis Hospitalisation	First Nations people Non-Indigenous people (Gr 2) All ages F/M	Mean hospitalisation rates/10,000 Rate ratios for hospitalisation for Gr 1 patients (95% CI)	Women: 9.01 ± 0.47; Men: 3.24 ± 0.27 First Nations women: 46.11 ± 4.86 First Nations men: 4.76 ± 1.59 Women: 5.12 (4.23-6.20) Men: 1.47 (0.85-2.53)	14/22