Lynne Li

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Medical Microbiologist and Infection Prevention and Control Physician, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Group

Clinical & Community Data, Analytics & Informatics

Research Areas

Contact

lynne.li@cw.bc.ca

Mailing Address

4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3N1

Overview: My research interests include: quality improvement, diagnostic testing, infection prevention and control surveillance, epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Publications: SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19: One test does not fit all
Journal of Medical Virology
Lynne Li and Christopher F. Lowe and Gordon Ritchie and Aleksandra Stefanovic and Sylvie Champagne and Marc G. Romney and Victor Leung and Nancy Matic
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26532
02/2021
Practical challenges to the clinical implementation of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Matic, N. and Stefanovic, A. and Leung, V. and Lawson, T. and Ritchie, G. and Li, L. and Champagne, S. and Romney, M.G. and Lowe, C.F.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04090-5
2021
Performance of basophil activation test and specific IgG4 as diagnostic tools in nonspecific lipid transfer protein allergy: Antwerp-Barcelona comparison
Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Decuyper, I.I. and Pascal, M. and Van Gasse, A.L. and Mertens, C. and Díaz-Perales, A. and Araujo, G. and Torradeflot, M. and Rius, J. and Balsells, S. and Muñoz-Cano, R.M. and Bartra, J. and Li, L. and Sabato, V. and Hagendorens, M.M. and Bridts, C.H. and De Clerck, L.S. and Ebo, D.G. and Faber, M.A.
DOI: 10.1111/all.14040
2020
Practical challenges to the clinical implementation of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection
medRxiv
Matic, N. and Stefanovic, A. and Leung, V. and Lawson, T. and Ritchie, G. and Li, L. and Champagne, S. and Romney, M.G. and Lowe, C.F.
DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.27.20170589
2020
Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in Québec: Impact of Guidelines
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Li, L. and Fortin, E. and Tremblay, C. and Ngenda-Muadi, M. and Garenc, C. and Moisan, D. and Villeneuve, J. and Quach, C.
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.81
2017
Central-line-associated bloodstream infections in Québec intensive care units: Results from the provincial healthcare-associated infections surveillance program (SPIN)
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Li, L. and Fortin, E. and Tremblay, C. and Ngenda-Muadi, M. and Quach, C.
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.150
2016
Risk of infection following a visit to the emergency department: A cohort study
CMAJ
Quach, C. and McArthur, M. and McGeer, A. and Li, L. and Simor, A. and Dionne, M. and Lévesque, E. and Tremblay, L.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110372
2012
Research: COVID Study
Background and objectives: to look at the differences between sample types and age in detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the outpatient adult and pediatric population (that are tested at the rapid satellite clinic at CW). To see if there are noticeable differences over time in positivity rates and how strong positive samples tested, especially with emergence of the delta variant over the late summer in BC.

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Torin Halvorson and Hebah Hussaina awarded Vanier scholarships for immunotherapy and mental health research

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is proud to announce that two of its outstanding research trainees, Torin Halvorson, an MD/PhD student working with the Levings research team, and Hebah Hussaina, a graduate research assistant in the Brussoni Lab, have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

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Studies highlight the impact of the pandemic on children and youth’s mental health

The Pediatric Outcome ImProvement through COordination of Research Networks — which involves BCCHR — has published their latest research findings on mental health hospitalizations of children and youth throughout the pandemic. These findings led the team to a second study where they evaluated the relationship between hospital admissions for eating disorders and public health restrictions.

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Recognizing a brain injury quickly can save lives

Knowing how to recognize brain injury as early as possible and what to do is crucial to reduce potential long-term complications. Mild traumatic brain injuries are more prevalent in children and youth than adults, often as a result of sport- and recreation-related events.

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A decade of work advances care for children with cancer

Researchers at the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute have been working for over a decade on the BC Pediatric Personalized OncoGenomics (PedsPOG) study, using genomics to identify treatments specific to an individual child’s cancer.

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BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute brings Mini Science Night to Salmon Arm

Scheduled for May 2, in Salmon Arm, BC, Mini Science Night is a public lecture that explores the newest discoveries and innovations in health research. Admission is free and everyone in the community is welcome to attend, including students, teachers, parents, seniors, and local health-care professionals. There are 50 seats available to the public when registration opens on April 2.

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