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Anthony Lieu

@anthonylieumd.bsky.social

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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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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

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

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

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.

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Anthony Lieu @anthonylieumd.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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)

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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-...

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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

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🆕️🔥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....

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