Molecular assays with diagnostic stewardship built in? That's what new customizable syndromic panels aim to offer. Want to learn more? Hear my discussion with Bri Castillo, Nick Decker, Heba Mostafa, and Phyu Thwe on the @pascv.bsky.social Gone Viral podcast! Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/pas...

The July issue of ASM Case Reports is here! Congrats to Orbea & colleagues for making the cover, featuring a striking image of Exserohilum cells - the cause of invasive fungal sinusitis in this case. #ASMCaseReports @asm.org @burnhambugdoc.bsky.social journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/4

Check out this month's @pascv.bsky.social diagnostic dilemma: www.pascv.org/surveys/defa... A pregnant woman presents for induction of labor and is found to have a genital lesion. Is stat testing for HSV warranted? Should the baby be treated? Submit your answer and learn about HSV diagnostics!

🛫 🌴 Charleston 🌴 ➡️ 🏝️ Clearwater 🏝️ 🛬 Looking forward to seeing everyone at PASCV! #ClinMicro www.pascv.org/page/pascv

The newest issue of #ASMCaseReports is HERE! 🧠 Congrats to Yerramilli & colleagues for making the cover for our May 2025 issue. Their case discusses anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis following infection with Murray Valley encephalitis virus. @asm.org Free to read: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/1/3

🚨 Big news: The U.S. District Court has ruled in our favor, thwarting the FDA’s attempt to impose excessive regulations on laboratory-developed testing procedures (LDTs). This is a win for labs, patients and innovation! Read our press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Proud to be a part of PASCV! If you're interested in clinical virology and molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases, we'd love for you to join us! Tons of benefits, and membership fees are $125 or less. Reach out to me if you decide to sign up or have questions. www.pascv.org/page/Members...

🚨New Pub Alert! Our 1000-Karius retrospective is out! #ClinMicro #IDSky @uclapathology.bsky.social

Excited to announce that the first issue of #ASMCaseReports is HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to all of our authors! 🙌 @asm.org @burnhambugdoc.bsky.social @nicholasmoore.bsky.social Read the fully open-access issue: journals.asm.org/toc/asmcr/cu...

Almost a month after joining the site, we have over 90 clinical microbiologists in the "Clinical Microbiology" starter pack! While not quite the atmospheric rise of the #IDSky group, we'll keep recruiting! Please share and let your #clinmicro colleagues know how to find us when they arrive!

"Can I get speciation for that culture?" Speciation (noun): the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

Stumbled upon this gem in an OR consult note today: "Will also have to do DNA phenotyping of their bacteria with micro Genex." As the micro director...

As the great migration from Twitter to Bluesky begins, I have created the "Clinical Microbiology" starter pack to help you find your colleagues. Please let me know if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL

Dear #IDSky, Do you have a really cool case that you'd like to publish? One that involved a unique or challenging diagnostic approach? If so, I would encourage you to submit your case to the BRAND NEW ASM Case Reports journal. Read more here: doi.org/10.1128/asmc... journals.asm.org/journal/asmcr

A vendor came to visit our lab recently to push a new product. The rep mentioned that it capitalized on the new "trend" of people caring about diagnostic stewardship, followed by an eye roll. Clearly they don't do any research before these meetings 🤣 For those interested: doi.org/10.1128/jcm....