Po-Yu Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
劉伯瑜
Director, Infectious Diseases Division
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City, 407219, Taiwan
Tel: +886-4-2359-2525 ext. 3329
Email: pyliu@vghtc.gov.tw | liupoyu@gmail.com
Academic Profiles: Google Scholar | ORCID: 0000-0001-8006-4917 | ResearchGate
RESEARCH FOCUS
Pathogen Genomics and Metagenomics; Sequencing for Clinical Infectious Disease Diagnostics; Antimicrobial Resistance Genomics and Molecular Epidemiology; AI-Integrated Precision Infectious Disease Medicine; Bloodstream Infection Genomics; Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
SELECTED KEY PUBLICATIONS
Highlighted publications representing core research themes. For a complete and up-to-date list, please visit Google Scholar.
Liu PY, Wu HC, Li YL, Cheng HW, Liou CH, Chen FJ, Liao YC. Comprehensive pathogen identification and antimicrobial resistance prediction from positive blood cultures using nanopore sequencing technology. Genome Medicine 2024; 16:141. (Pumed)
Huang YT, Liu PY, Shih PW. Homopolish: a method for the removal of systematic errors in nanopore sequencing by homologous polishing. Genome Biology 2021; 22:95. (Pumed)
Paterson DL, Sulaiman H, Liu PY, et al. Cefiderocol versus standard therapy for hospital-acquired and health-care-associated Gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infection (the GAME CHANGER trial). The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025; 26(2):148-159. (Pumed)
Huang HP, Huang YT, Yeh TK, Lee YP, Lin TW, Pan HH, Liu PY. Genomic heterogeneity and lineage-specific beta-lactamases in recurrent Achromobacter bloodstream infection patients. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2025; 14(1):2547721. (Pumed)
Huang PH, Liao YC, Chen FJ, Wu HC, Liu PY. Metagenomic sequencing of blood culture broth for diagnosing fastidious endocarditis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2026; 82(1):e204-e205. (Pumed)
Gong L, Huang YT, Wong CH, Chao WC, Wu ZY, Wei CL, Liu PY. Culture-independent analysis of liver abscess using nanopore sequencing. PLoS ONE 2018; 13:e0190853. (Pumed)
Lee YP, Liao YC, Chen FJ, Lin TW, Huang HP, Pan HH, Liu PY. Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and mortality impact of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex infections. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2025; 45:77-83. (Pumed)
Wu ZY, Huang YT, Chao WC, Ho SP, Cheng JF, Liu PY. Reversal of carbapenem-resistance in Shewanella algae by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. Journal of Advanced Research 2019; 18:61-69. (Pumed)