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Anthony Lieu
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Transplant Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiologist in Vancouver. Interested in Mycology, immunocompromised hosts.

Outdoor and photography enthusiasts on the weekends.
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Nice slide on antiviral activity of different #TxID ppx/tx options from @kottonnelson.bsky.social presented by @jobadd.bsky.social at @wintercourseid.bsky.social
Table showing activity of different antivirals vs different common viruses
February 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
A square canvas. Only the top corner is filled with Harings distinctive figures, rendered in Lavender, the rest is blank.
February 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Out of all the ID tools that I had access to during my fellowship, this one was the most impactful! A game changer in TxID.

It allowed us to achieve rapid/ accurate Dx of IFDs and initiate effective management. In some cases, we have proceeded directly to the OR (based on the results of this paper)
germhuntermd.bsky.social Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · Jan 17
Concordance of non-invasive plasma cell-free DNA with invasive diagnostics for diagnosis of invasive fungal disease

@anthonylieumd.bsky.social et al in Niaz Banaei lab

Plasma cfDNA PCR has high concordance with bronchial sampling for diagnosing mould infections

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Visual abstract Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Analysis of the concordance of non-invasive mold plasma cDNA PCR results with invasive specimen fungal test results in patient with suspect invasive mold disease (IMD) Study Design • 506 patients underwent testing with non-invasive Mold plasma CDNA PCR and invasive specimen (tissue and or BAL fluid) fungal assays • Invasive specimens: 123 tissues, 426 BAL fluids (43 patients had both) • Primary outcome: Concordance of non-invasive and invasive results Invasive Specimen Testing Bronchoscopy Tissue Blopsy Concordant: 88.5% (448) Discordant 11.5% (58)| -Proven IMD: 64.7% (11) had fungal sinusitus or limb infection - Probable IMD: 29.2% (12) had 1-2 mold colonies in culture Key Finding: Mold plasma c/DNA PCR was highly concordant with invasive fungal test results, suggesting that invasive specimen collection can be safely curtailed in the majority of immunocompromised patients with suspected IMD
January 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Concordance of non-invasive plasma cell-free DNA with invasive diagnostics for diagnosis of invasive fungal disease

@anthonylieumd.bsky.social et al in Niaz Banaei lab

Plasma cfDNA PCR has high concordance with bronchial sampling for diagnosing mould infections

academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Visual abstract Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Analysis of the concordance of non-invasive mold plasma cDNA PCR results with invasive specimen fungal test results in patient with suspect invasive mold disease (IMD) Study Design • 506 patients underwent testing with non-invasive Mold plasma CDNA PCR and invasive specimen (tissue and or BAL fluid) fungal assays • Invasive specimens: 123 tissues, 426 BAL fluids (43 patients had both) • Primary outcome: Concordance of non-invasive and invasive results Invasive Specimen Testing Bronchoscopy Tissue Blopsy Concordant: 88.5% (448) Discordant 11.5% (58)| -Proven IMD: 64.7% (11) had fungal sinusitus or limb infection - Probable IMD: 29.2% (12) had 1-2 mold colonies in culture Key Finding: Mold plasma c/DNA PCR was highly concordant with invasive fungal test results, suggesting that invasive specimen collection can be safely curtailed in the majority of immunocompromised patients with suspected IMD
January 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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🆕️🔥Article @thetxidjournal.bsky.social
Not Just an Oxymoron: The Utilitarian's Guide to Antimicrobial Stewardship in Transplant Infectious Diseases
Table ✨️2: TID ASP opportunities & initiatives
#idsky #medsky #Txid
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM