In this episode I go two types of media and one PCR test used for the detection of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE). What is this media composed of? How does it detect VRE? What about this PCR test? What is it looking for? Tune in to find out. 

In this episode I go two types of media and one PCR test used for the detection of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE). What is this media composed of? How does it detect VRE? What about this PCR test? What is it looking for? Tune in to find out.

Episode 54: VRE tests and media

In this episode I go over Enterococcus species. What are the most clinically significant species of Enterococcus? Morphology? Biochemicals? Tune in to find out more about these organisms,  and why are they so significant in healthcare settings. 

In this episode I go over Enterococcus species. What are the most clinically significant species of Enterococcus? Morphology? Biochemicals? Tune in to find out more about these organisms, and why are they so significant in healthcare settings.

Episode 53: Enterococcus species

In this episode I continue going over tips and suggestions you can use when you don't have supplies or are having difficulty isolating an organism. What if you are out of PEA or CNA? Will Lim broth help? What else can you use Martin Lewis and Modified Thayer Martin for ? How do susceptibilities help you isolate an organism? Tune in to find out.

In this episode I continue going over tips and suggestions you can use when you don't have supplies or are having difficulty isolating an organism. What if you are out of PEA or CNA? Will Lim broth help? What else can you use Martin Lewis and Modified Thayer Martin for ? How do susceptibilities help you isolate an organism? Tune in to find out.

Episode 52: Tips and suggestions in Microbiology part two

In the laboratory we have all experienced a shortage of supplies. We have also struggled to isolate and organism. What do we do when this happens?  What if you are trying to isolate a gram positive cocci but there is no PEA or CNA? What if you need to isolate a Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a mixed culture? Tune in to this episode to find out.

In the laboratory we have all experienced a shortage of supplies. We have also struggled to isolate and organism. What do we do when this happens? What if you are trying to isolate a gram positive cocci but there is no PEA or CNA? What if you need to isolate a Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a mixed culture? Tune in to this episode to find out.

Episode 51: Tips and suggestions in Microbiology

Alan Wu

This episode features an interview with Dr. Alan Wu, a professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of California in San Francisco and co-Laboratory Director. Dr Wu has made numerous contributions to the laboratory field and is making one more: a television show that accurately depicts the laboratory ! Find out more about Dr Wu's show by tuning in to this episode.Article about the show: https://zsfg.ucsf.edu/news/lab-director-and-author-create-tv-series-highlighting-unsung-heroes-medical-field

This episode features an interview with Dr. Alan Wu, a professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of California in San Francisco and co-Laboratory Director. Dr Wu has made numerous contributions to the laboratory field and is making one more: a television show that accurately depicts the laboratory ! Find out more about Dr Wu's show by tuning in to this episode.Article about the show: <a href="https://zsfg.ucsf.edu/news/lab-director-and-author-create-tv-series-highlighting-unsung-heroes-medical-field" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://zsfg.ucsf.edu/news/lab-director-and-author-create-tv-series-highlighting-unsung-heroes-medical-field</a>

Episode 50: Interview with Dr. Alan Wu

In this episode I continue going over beta hemolytic strep: this time Streptococcus anginosus group. What are the species that compose this group? What is the Lancefield group? What about biochemicals and morphology? Tune in to find out. 

In this episode I continue going over beta hemolytic strep: this time Streptococcus anginosus group. What are the species that compose this group? What is the Lancefield group? What about biochemicals and morphology? Tune in to find out.

Episode 49: Streptococcus anginosus group

Rodney Rohde

This is a special edition episode. In lieu of all the recent information about monkeypox, Dr. Rodney Rohde comes to the podcast to provide us with some information about this virus. Dr. Rohde is an experienced microbiologist and educator. He is program chair and professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Texas State University. Tune in to learn about monkeypox, including signs, symptoms, treatment options, and outbreak information.Dr Rhode's most  recent publication: https://theconversation.com/what-is-monkeypox-a-microbiologist-explains-whats-known-about-this-smallpox-cousin-183499

This is a special edition episode. In lieu of all the recent information about monkeypox, Dr. Rodney Rohde comes to the podcast to provide us with some information about this virus. Dr. Rohde is an experienced microbiologist and educator. He is program chair and professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Texas State University. Tune in to learn about monkeypox, including signs, symptoms, treatment options, and outbreak information.Dr Rhode's most recent publication: <a href="https://theconversation.com/what-is-monkeypox-a-microbiologist-explains-whats-known-about-this-smallpox-cousin-183499" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/what-is-monkeypox-a-microbiologist-explains-whats-known-about-this-smallpox-cousin-183499</a>

Episode 48: Talking monkeypox with Dr. Rodney Rohde

This week I continue going over beta hemolytic strep: this time Streptococcus dysgalactiae. What Lancefield group is it? What about media, biochemicals and pathogenicity? Tune in to find out the answers. 

This week I continue going over beta hemolytic strep: this time Streptococcus dysgalactiae. What Lancefield group is it? What about media, biochemicals and pathogenicity? Tune in to find out the answers.

Episode 47: Streptococcus dysgalactiae

This episode features an interview with Dr. Lacy Moss, a professor at the University of Utah Medical Laboratory Sciences program.  She joins the podcast to discuss an initiative launched by the MLS program and the University: the Summer Immersion Program. In this program high school students will learn about laboratory medicine. How does it work? How does it help the Medical Laboratory Sciences profession? Tune in to find out.Link to article: https://medicine.utah.edu/pathology/medical-laboratory-science/news/med-lab-sci-summer-immersion-program.php

This episode features an interview with Dr. Lacy Moss, a professor at the University of Utah Medical Laboratory Sciences program. She joins the podcast to discuss an initiative launched by the MLS program and the University: the Summer Immersion Program. In this program high school students will learn about laboratory medicine. How does it work? How does it help the Medical Laboratory Sciences profession? Tune in to find out.Link to article: <a href="https://medicine.utah.edu/pathology/medical-laboratory-science/news/med-lab-sci-summer-immersion-program.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medicine.utah.edu/pathology/medical-laboratory-science/news/med-lab-sci-summer-immersion-program.php</a>

Episode 46: University of Utah MLS- Summer Immersion Program

Andrea Prinzi

This episode features an interview with Dr. Andrea Prinzi, an infectious disease medical science liaison and a contributor of many articles published in the American Society for Microbiology website. She comes to Let's Talk Micro to talk about antimicrobial susceptibility testing and breakpoints. Many laboratories are or have been using outdated breakpoints? What is the significance of this? How are breakpoints updated? Tune in to this episode to find out and check out Dr. Prinzi's article on the subject.Link to article: https://asm.org/Articles/2022/February/Updating-Breakpoints-in-Antimicrobial-Susceptibili

This episode features an interview with Dr. Andrea Prinzi, an infectious disease medical science liaison and a contributor of many articles published in the American Society for Microbiology website. She comes to Let's Talk Micro to talk about antimicrobial susceptibility testing and breakpoints. Many laboratories are or have been using outdated breakpoints? What is the significance of this? How are breakpoints updated? Tune in to this episode to find out and check out Dr. Prinzi's article on the subject.Link to article: <a href="https://asm.org/Articles/2022/February/Updating-Breakpoints-in-Antimicrobial-Susceptibili" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://asm.org/Articles/2022/February/Updating-Breakpoints-in-Antimicrobial-Susceptibili</a>

Episode 45: Talking Breakpoints with Dr. Andrea Prinzi

Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical Laboratory Scientist, he also talks about his experiences as a clinical microbiologist.

What is BacterioSight? As automation becomes a larger part of Laboratory Medicine, how could it help with urine cultures? This episode features an interview with Dr. Daniel Rhoads from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Rhoades talks about BacterioSight, a deep learning model that was used to interpret images from urine cultures. Other areas of the laboratory already have systems where some results autofile. What if this could be applied to cultures in Microbiology? Tune in to this episode to find out more about BacterioSight and its potential applications. Link to article: https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/68/4/574/6520601?redirectedFrom=fulltext

What is BacterioSight? As automation becomes a larger part of Laboratory Medicine, how could it help with urine cultures? This episode features an interview with Dr. Daniel Rhoads from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Rhoades talks about BacterioSight, a deep learning model that was used to interpret images from urine cultures. Other areas of the laboratory already have systems where some results autofile. What if this could be applied to cultures in Microbiology? Tune in to this episode to find out more about BacterioSight and its potential applications. Link to article: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/68/4/574/6520601?redirectedFrom=fulltext" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/68/4/574/6520601?redirectedFrom=fulltext</a>

Episode 44: Talking BacterioSight and urine cultures with Dr. Rhoads

This episode features a collaboration between two Microbiology podcasts: The Microbe Moment  and Let's Talk Micro.   On this episode I am the one being interviewed. Find out what is like being a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) in Microbiology and what teaching is like. What does an MLS do? What are the responsibilities of a supervisor? What about teaching? Find out by listening to this episode.

This episode features a collaboration between two Microbiology podcasts: The Microbe Moment and Let's Talk Micro. On this episode I am the one being interviewed. Find out what is like being a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) in Microbiology and what teaching is like. What does an MLS do? What are the responsibilities of a supervisor? What about teaching? Find out by listening to this episode.

Episode 43: The Microbe Moment talks micro with me

This week Let's Talk Micro is talking virology, specifically about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This episode features an interview with Dr. Hsu, a stem cell specialist from the Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York. She discusses an article about a patient that has been possibly cured from HIV after a stem cell transplant with cord blood cells. What is the CCR5 gene? What is its relationship to  HIV? Tune in to find out about this interesting article.Link to article: https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant

This week Let's Talk Micro is talking virology, specifically about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This episode features an interview with Dr. Hsu, a stem cell specialist from the Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York. She discusses an article about a patient that has been possibly cured from HIV after a stem cell transplant with cord blood cells. What is the CCR5 gene? What is its relationship to HIV? Tune in to find out about this interesting article.Link to article: <a href="https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant</a>

Episode 42: Talking HIV with Dr. Hsu

This episode features an interview with Dr. Charlene Kahler from the Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training at the University of Western Australia. She discusses and article titled "Neisseria species and their complicated relationships with human health". Tune in to this episode to find out more information about different species of Neisseria and their significance in the human body.Link to article: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/fulltext/ma21024

This episode features an interview with Dr. Charlene Kahler from the Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training at the University of Western Australia. She discusses and article titled "Neisseria species and their complicated relationships with human health". Tune in to this episode to find out more information about different species of Neisseria and their significance in the human body.Link to article: <a href="https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/fulltext/ma21024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/fulltext/ma21024</a>

Episode 41: Talking Neisseria with Charlene Kahler

This episodes features an interview with Dr. Ayesha Khan, one of the authors of a study performed on automated susceptibility testing on S. maltophilia. Three systems were evaluated. How did they perform? Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a very significant organism that has a high level of intrinsic antibiotic resistance. What are the challenges with breakpoints? Tune in to find out.

This episodes features an interview with Dr. Ayesha Khan, one of the authors of a study performed on automated susceptibility testing on S. maltophilia. Three systems were evaluated. How did they perform? Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a very significant organism that has a high level of intrinsic antibiotic resistance. What are the challenges with breakpoints? Tune in to find out.

Episode 40: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and automated susceptibility testing

This episode features an interview with Dr. Carey-Ann Burnham, Dr. Daniel Webber and Meghan Wallace from Washington University in St. Louis. They are the authors of a study where disk diffusion testing was performed on isolates that had an incubation time of 6 hours. One of the challenges in Microbiology is time. In Microbiology organisms are incubated for 18 to 24 hours, Tune in to this episode to find out the results of this study. Link to article is attached.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Carey-Ann Burnham, Dr. Daniel Webber and Meghan Wallace from Washington University in St. Louis. They are the authors of a study where disk diffusion testing was performed on isolates that had an incubation time of 6 hours. One of the challenges in Microbiology is time. In Microbiology organisms are incubated for 18 to 24 hours, Tune in to this episode to find out the results of this study. Link to article is attached.

Episode 39: Talking disk diffusion performed on early growth

In January there was an episode about Staphylococcus argenteus, a member of the S. aureus complex. This episode features an interview about a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex: Staphylococcus singaporensis. Dr . Jeanette Teo joins the podcast to discuss her study  about this organism. How similar is S. singaporensis to S. aureus? Any virulence factors? Tune in to find out.

In January there was an episode about Staphylococcus argenteus, a member of the S. aureus complex. This episode features an interview about a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex: Staphylococcus singaporensis. Dr . Jeanette Teo joins the podcast to discuss her study about this organism. How similar is S. singaporensis to S. aureus? Any virulence factors? Tune in to find out.

Episode 38: Staphylococcus singaporensis

What is Todd Hewitt broth? Is it the same as LIM broth? What's in it? In this episode I go over Todd Hewitt Broth,  and two PCR  tests used for the detection of S. agalactiae (GBS). 

What is Todd Hewitt broth? Is it the same as LIM broth? What's in it? In this episode I go over Todd Hewitt Broth, and two PCR tests used for the detection of S. agalactiae (GBS).

Episode 37: GBS testing

In this episode I continue going over species of Streptococcus. This week's episode is about Streptococcus agalactiae. What is the Lancefield group of this Strep species? Is it pathogenic?. Tune in to this episode to find the answer to these questions and more.

In this episode I continue going over species of Streptococcus. This week's episode is about Streptococcus agalactiae. What is the Lancefield group of this Strep species? Is it pathogenic?. Tune in to this episode to find the answer to these questions and more.

Episode 36: Streptococcus agalactiae

Wohlfahrtiimonas  what? Have you heard about this organism? It is a gram negative rod and it is very unusual. In this episode Dr. Paul Luethy from the University of Maryland School of Medicine comes to the podcast to discuss a case regarding this organism. How is it identified? Does it grow on standard media? What about susceptibilities? Tune in to this episode to find out. The case was published in the Emergent Infectious Diseases journal from the CDC .Link: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/21-0327_article

Wohlfahrtiimonas what? Have you heard about this organism? It is a gram negative rod and it is very unusual. In this episode Dr. Paul Luethy from the University of Maryland School of Medicine comes to the podcast to discuss a case regarding this organism. How is it identified? Does it grow on standard media? What about susceptibilities? Tune in to this episode to find out. The case was published in the Emergent Infectious Diseases journal from the CDC .Link: <a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/21-0327_article" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/21-0327_article</a>

Episode 35: Talking Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica

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