Melinh Luong (@melinhl) 's Twitter Profile
Melinh Luong

@melinhl

Transplant ID, medical microbiology, mycology🐛🍄🔬🧪🧫👩‍🔬🦠 tropical medicine. Mom of two boys living in Montreal

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Tony Breu (@tony_breu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/16 Why do we use 100,000 CFU/mL as our cut-off for true bacteriuria? This question was posed to me by Bryan Ciccarelli, MD, PhD. The answer has an interesting history so I thought I'd share it here.

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Why do we use 100,000 CFU/mL as our cut-off for true bacteriuria?

This question was posed to me by <a href="/BryanCiccarelli/">Bryan Ciccarelli, MD, PhD</a>. The answer has an interesting history so I thought I'd share it here.
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@absteward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕⚡⚡State of art Review Article Intensive Care Medicine Jason Roberts Discuss the potential impact of ECMO and RRT on the PK of antimicrobials and antimicrobial dosing requirements whilst receiving these extracorporeal therapies #IDTwitter #MedEd Bookmark tables 🌟 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🆕⚡⚡State of art Review Article <a href="/yourICM/">Intensive Care Medicine</a> <a href="/jasonroberts_pk/">Jason Roberts</a> 
Discuss the potential impact of ECMO and RRT on the PK of antimicrobials and antimicrobial dosing requirements whilst receiving these extracorporeal therapies #IDTwitter #MedEd
Bookmark tables 🌟
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@absteward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Important question! How applicable is the single-high dose(10 mg/kg) liposomal amphotericin B based "AMBITION" regimen for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis to high-income settings Brad Spellberg FungalDoc: moved to bluesky Todd C. Lee #IDTwitter academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

Important question!
How applicable is the single-high dose(10 mg/kg) liposomal amphotericin B based "AMBITION" regimen for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis to high-income settings  <a href="/BradSpellberg/">Brad Spellberg</a> <a href="/FungalDoc/">FungalDoc: moved to bluesky</a> <a href="/DrToddLee/">Todd C. Lee</a> #IDTwitter 
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
Claude Fortin (@claude99fort) 's Twitter Profile Photo

34 yo pregnant woman (23 weeks) recently arrived refugee from Haiti. Smear positive 4+ for AFB. Who would include pyrazinamide in her antituberculous regimen?

34 yo pregnant woman (23 weeks) recently arrived refugee from Haiti. Smear positive 4+ for AFB. Who would include pyrazinamide in her antituberculous regimen?
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@absteward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔥🔥NEW 🔥🔥 Our new post, a great collaboration w 🌟 Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier Best Infectious Diseases Articles From 2022 – A Year End Review Of Non-COVID Literature 1️⃣7️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs NEJM The Lancet ✨ 2️⃣syst Rev 3️⃣🌏Guidelines WikiGuidelines #IDTwitter #TwitteRx idstewardship.com/best-infectiou…

🔥🔥NEW 🔥🔥
Our new post, a great collaboration w 🌟 <a href="/IDstewardship/">Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier</a>
Best Infectious Diseases Articles From 2022 – A Year End Review Of Non-COVID Literature
1️⃣7️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs 
<a href="/NEJM/">NEJM</a> <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a> ✨
2️⃣syst Rev
3️⃣🌏Guidelines <a href="/Wiki_Guidelines/">WikiGuidelines</a>
 #IDTwitter #TwitteRx
idstewardship.com/best-infectiou…
Talal Hilal 🩺 (@thilalmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I did not expect this piece to resonate with so many people. This is dedicated to all the clinicians in the trenches. thelancet.com/journals/lanha…

I did not expect this piece to resonate with so many people. This is dedicated to all the clinicians in the trenches. thelancet.com/journals/lanha…
transplantid.net (@transplantidnet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Australian Open Forum Infectious Diseases study of 61 Scedosporium/Lomentospora infections - Immunosuppression⬆️morbidity & mortality - Adjunctive surgery⬇️mortality & tx failure Thanks Neeraja Swaminathan | In "Rarer Fungi" folder transplantid.net academic.oup.com/ofid/article/1…

Australian <a href="/OFIDJournal/">Open Forum Infectious Diseases</a> study of 61 Scedosporium/Lomentospora infections 
- Immunosuppression⬆️morbidity &amp; mortality
- Adjunctive surgery⬇️mortality &amp; tx failure

Thanks <a href="/NeerajaSwamina2/">Neeraja Swaminathan</a> | In "Rarer Fungi" folder transplantid.net

academic.oup.com/ofid/article/1…
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@absteward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Super interesting ⚡️ 🆕️⚡️Case-control study and interrupted time series analysis Clinical Microbiology and Infection Administering dextrose-containing fluids was the primary factor causing false-positive serum Aspergillus antigen galactomannan assay results #IDXposts clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-…

Michael Ison, MD MS (@michaelgisonmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So proud of Catherine-Audrey Boutin who presented our PRO data from our #NNITs - helpful in confirming prolonged symptoms and lack of clinical benefit for nitazoxanide for transplant patients with Norovirus IDWeek #IDWeek2024

So proud of <a href="/CA_Boutin/">Catherine-Audrey Boutin</a> who presented our PRO data from our  #NNITs - helpful in confirming prolonged symptoms and lack of clinical benefit for nitazoxanide for transplant patients with Norovirus <a href="/IDWeekmtg/">IDWeek</a> #IDWeek2024
Melinh Luong (@melinhl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am so proud of Dr. Shahid Husain who received the CST Education and Teaching Excellence Award 2024. I am truly honored to have learned under your guidance and mentorship. #CST Dima Kabbani shahid.husain@tid

I am so proud of Dr. Shahid Husain who received the CST Education and Teaching Excellence Award 2024. I am truly honored to have learned under your guidance and mentorship. #CST 
<a href="/Dimakabbani/">Dima Kabbani</a> <a href="/shahidh80523771/">shahid.husain@tid</a>