Steven Tong (@syctong) 's Twitter Profile
Steven Tong

@syctong

Infectious diseases physician, clinical researcher with interests in genomics and Indigenous health, follower of Jesus

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Sean Ong (@seanongwx) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new paper in BSAC : a follow-up paper to our previous FUBC study (doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.…), further describing the risk factors and outcomes of patients with persistent GN-BSI. 1/ Steven Tong Kevin Schwartz Kevin Brown Brad Langford #IDtwitter doi.org/10.1093/jac/dk…

Joshua Davis (@josh_s_davis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to announce that the #ROADMAPtrial , a largle gobal adaptive platform trial for prosthetic joint infection, is now funded in NZ as well as Australia. Congrats Tom Hills and team Laurens Manning Steven Tong hrc.govt.nz/resources/rese…

Brad Spellberg (@bradspellberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Okay 𝒌𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓, you asked for a combo Abx therapy rant, so here it comes (I guess Im taking requests now! ;)). There are 3 philosophical reasons to use combination Abx therapy (see my Mandell chapter for this discussion in detail). But they all apply differently to difft dzs.

Gus Hamilton (@gushamilton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have a new comment/analysis out on a recent high profile paper in JAMA IM that aimed to compare cefepime (CPM) vs pip-taz (PTZ) for sepsis using an instrumental variable (IV) Essentially, we think the results are biased due to a collider... 🧵 below. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Mark_Davies_Lab (@mdavieslab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Out now: Magnus Jespersen latest PhD work: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/sp… Systematic evaluation of existing #StrepA transposon mutagenesis work using a pan-genome framework. Interactive html is included for searching of your favour strepA gene: zenodo.org/records/107962… Andrew Steven Tong

Steven Tong (@syctong) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 3000th participant has just been enrolled into SNAP! 🔥🔥🔥 SNAP Trial At Liverpool University Hospital. Amazing to think that we've been enrolling for less than 2.5 years. Active in 8 countries, 117 trial sites. The global ID community 🙏🙏🙏 Joshua Davis Todd C. Lee

Ruth Massey (@profruthmassey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exciting news: 2 postdocs available in the Cork lab, come help us crack the secrets behind how S. aureus causes bacteraemia, lots of interaction with the SNAP Trial, Dr Rachel Mcloughlin and Mario Recker too! Please retweet 😊 my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecruit… Use this reference: 078812

Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@absteward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕️⚡️⚡️Single-centre study Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection rates were 56% lower during the monsoonal wet season when patients on hemodialysis receive supervised melioidosis prophylaxis with trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole #idxposts academic.oup.com/ofid/article/d…

Jonathan Ryder, MD (@jonathanrydermd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really enjoyed writing this editorial with Daniel Minter on this fascinating study from Steven Tong et al, which suggests TMP-SMX may prevent SAB in patients on HD. We aimed to contextualize these findings and ask: is this something we should do? academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a…

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (@ofidjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lower Rates of Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection in Patients on Hemodialysis Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Melioidosis Prophylaxis ✅ Just Accepted bit.ly/4ddnpav

Menzies Research (@menziesresearch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to see our Hep B PAST team’s photo donning the cover of The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific! Shout out to Menzies researchers George Garambaka Gurruwiwi and Aailyah Bailey who are featured using the Hep B Story App. Check out this latest Journal Issue (as well as the team’s article).

Thrilled to see our Hep B PAST team’s photo donning the cover of <a href="/LancetRH_WPac/">The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific</a>! Shout out to Menzies researchers George Garambaka Gurruwiwi and Aailyah Bailey who are featured using the Hep B Story App. Check out this latest Journal Issue (as well as the team’s article).
SNAP Trial (@snap_trial) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING NEWS. The Global Trial Steering Committee has advised trial sites today that we have closed the PSSA and MSSA silo backbone domains on the advice of the DSMC. We await data to become available for analysis. Steven Tong Joshua Davis Todd C. Lee #IDTwitter #IDX

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (@ofidjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia prophylaxis in patients on hemodialysis: a future tool for the "Swiss Army knife" of antibiotics? ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3YKT8eQ

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia prophylaxis in patients on hemodialysis: a future tool for the "Swiss Army knife" of antibiotics?

✅ Just Accepted
🔗 bit.ly/3YKT8eQ
SNAP Trial (@snap_trial) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you a student looking for an Honours, Master's, or PhD opportunity starting in 2025? Join the Healthy Skin team at Telethon Kids Institute and contribute to the SNAP-PY trial in Boorloo (Perth). You can read more about the opportunity here: seek.com.au/job/78053245?r…

Are you a student looking for an Honours, Master's, or PhD opportunity starting in 2025? Join the Healthy Skin team at Telethon Kids Institute and contribute to the SNAP-PY trial in Boorloo (Perth).
You can read more about the opportunity here: seek.com.au/job/78053245?r…
Mark_Davies_Lab (@mdavieslab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honoured to be a member of the StrepA Outbreak Prevention Team Australian Museum Eureka Prizes 2024. Huge thanks to the many students and staff that facilitate the magic of team work and collaboration. Congrats to all #EurekaPrizes finalists!