Jennifer Chow MD, MS
@jennkchowmd.bsky.social
Transplant Infectious Disease Physician, #TxID, @TuftsMedicalCtr, 🇨🇦🇺🇸, AUS Labradoodle mom 🐾, opinions are my own.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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#ISHLT recently released a statement developed by members in #transplantation, #infectiousdiseases, and #pediatrics regarding the role of #vaccines in protecting the health and survival of heart and lung transplant candidates and recipients. 💉➡️📝 Read the full statement: 🔗 bit.ly/4mJcABW
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#ISHLT recently released a statement developed by members in #transplantation, #infectiousdiseases, and #pediatrics regarding the role of #vaccines in protecting the health and survival of heart and lung transplant candidates and recipients. 💉➡️📝 Read the full statement: 🔗 bit.ly/4mJcABW
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Reposted by Jennifer Chow MD, MS
📣 Used indiscriminately, the BDG assay for P. jirovecii pneumonia #PCP is only moderately sensitive & specific.
@drtoddlee.bsky.social et al. apply it to the 'right' patients & greatly improve predictive value.
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
#diagnosticstewardship #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
@drtoddlee.bsky.social et al. apply it to the 'right' patients & greatly improve predictive value.
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
#diagnosticstewardship #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
Optimizing use of the (1-3)-β-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) can be challenging to diagnose because the
tests used are imperfect and/or invasive. The Fungitell serum (1-3)-β-D-glucan (BDG)
assay is one non-invasive test; h...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
📣 Used indiscriminately, the BDG assay for P. jirovecii pneumonia #PCP is only moderately sensitive & specific.
@drtoddlee.bsky.social et al. apply it to the 'right' patients & greatly improve predictive value.
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
#diagnosticstewardship #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
@drtoddlee.bsky.social et al. apply it to the 'right' patients & greatly improve predictive value.
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
#diagnosticstewardship #IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
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Hello to the #IDSky and #TxIDSky community! AST IDCOP is excited to announce our presence on Bluesky. @astinfo.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hello to the #IDSky and #TxIDSky community! AST IDCOP is excited to announce our presence on Bluesky. @astinfo.bsky.social
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Use of voriconazole to predict susceptibility and resistance to isavuconazole for Aspergillus fumigatus using CLSI methods and interpretive criteria
High rate of agreement suggests vori susceptibility can predict isa susceptibility in A fumigatus w/ CLSI AFST
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
High rate of agreement suggests vori susceptibility can predict isa susceptibility in A fumigatus w/ CLSI AFST
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
December 30, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Use of voriconazole to predict susceptibility and resistance to isavuconazole for Aspergillus fumigatus using CLSI methods and interpretive criteria
High rate of agreement suggests vori susceptibility can predict isa susceptibility in A fumigatus w/ CLSI AFST
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
High rate of agreement suggests vori susceptibility can predict isa susceptibility in A fumigatus w/ CLSI AFST
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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The American Society of Transplantation has joined us @astinfo.bsky.social !!! 🎊🎉👊🏼👏🏼🎈#TxID
December 17, 2024 at 3:52 PM
The American Society of Transplantation has joined us @astinfo.bsky.social !!! 🎊🎉👊🏼👏🏼🎈#TxID
I am sad to share that Dr. Sherwood (Sherry) Gorbach passed away peacefully this past weekend. He was a giant in the field of ID who spent much of his career at Tufts Medical Center/TUSM.
December 11, 2024 at 1:58 AM
I am sad to share that Dr. Sherwood (Sherry) Gorbach passed away peacefully this past weekend. He was a giant in the field of ID who spent much of his career at Tufts Medical Center/TUSM.
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New publication in Emerging Infectious Diseases 🦠
The authors report a donor-derived cluster of Bartonella quintana infections in two kidney transplant recipients from an organ donor who was experiencing homelessness.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky #EpiSky
📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
The authors report a donor-derived cluster of Bartonella quintana infections in two kidney transplant recipients from an organ donor who was experiencing homelessness.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky #EpiSky
📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
December 7, 2024 at 2:59 AM
New publication in Emerging Infectious Diseases 🦠
The authors report a donor-derived cluster of Bartonella quintana infections in two kidney transplant recipients from an organ donor who was experiencing homelessness.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky #EpiSky
📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
The authors report a donor-derived cluster of Bartonella quintana infections in two kidney transplant recipients from an organ donor who was experiencing homelessness.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky #EpiSky
📄: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Limited data tovaquone and dapsone as alternatives to TMP-SMX for PJP prophylaxis
🆕️✨️ Single-center, retrospective cohort #TID
Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants #idsky #medsky #TxID
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🆕️✨️ Single-center, retrospective cohort #TID
Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants #idsky #medsky #TxID
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Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants
At our institution, 34.9% of solid organ transplant recipients over a 2-year period received alternative Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) al...
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November 28, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Limited data tovaquone and dapsone as alternatives to TMP-SMX for PJP prophylaxis
🆕️✨️ Single-center, retrospective cohort #TID
Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants #idsky #medsky #TxID
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
🆕️✨️ Single-center, retrospective cohort #TID
Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants #idsky #medsky #TxID
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....