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Michelle Yong

@michyong.bsky.social

ID Physician Associate Prof immune compromised hosts #TxID #CMV #Fungal #viral infections. Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. University of Melbourne. Exec Council ICHS

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Don Vinh@donvinh.bsky.social · last yr.

With COVIDhge, we previously ✍🏼 about IFN therapy for COVID, based on findings that 🧬mutations or auto-Abs to type I IFN caused severe COVID. Now, an RCT shows this concept extends more broadly👇🏼 Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 433 participants received daily nasal spray 40 000 IU IFN-α or placebo for 3 months. The primar

academic.oup.com

UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program@uwidfellowship.bsky.social · last yr.

In this RCT, 433 adults w/cancer randomized to daily IFN-alpha or placebo nasal spray. Incidence of COVID was significantly different at 8.3% w/ IFN-alpha vs 14.4% in control, w/ no difference in other resp viruses (similar in vaccinated subgroup)… #IDSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 433 participants received daily nasal spray 40 000 IU IFN-α or placebo for 3 months. The primar

academic.oup.com

Europe PMC@europepmc.org · 2y ago

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Priya Garg@priyagargiddoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Really interesting paper by my colleagues at @domucla.bsky.social - and fits with my own thoughts about the utility/pitfalls of plasma mcfDNA (including low yield of fungal pickup) as well as giving some ideas for future diagnostic stewardship if incorporated into practice @jschaenmanmd.bsky.social

Real-world clinical impact of plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic next-generation sequencing assay | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Real-world clinical impact of plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic next-generation sequencing assay

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Steven Pergam, MD, MPH@pergamic.bsky.social · 2y ago

New virtual meeting for Immunocompromised Host Society: Addressing the Landscape of CMV Management in Transplant Recipients. Free to members or $25 plus a free membership for those not already members! Forward on to your residents, fellows, grad students, and international colleagues #TxID #CMV

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Michelle Yong@michyong.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks @germhuntermd.bsky.social ! Wow the ICH #TxID group is growing by the day. Just updated and followed - thanks for making it easier to find our friends and colleagues.

Ilan Schwartz@germhuntermd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Welcome @michaelisonmd.bsky.social to #TxID and #IDSky! Here is a starter pack to help you find the ol' gang go.bsky.app/95rzmLi And here is a link to a feed you can pin that will index all Skeets (yes that's what we call them) tagged with TxID bsky.app/profile/did:...