In this test-specific episode of our 'Answers From the Lab' podcast, @parasitegal explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay identifies less common tick-borne pathogenic bacteria and where the test fits into a new testing algorithm.

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The FDA has published its final #rule to #regulate #laboratory  developed  #tests as medical devices. What’s in the rule, what does it mean for clinical labs, and what comes next? @parasitegal and I discuss in our latest 'Answers From the Lab' podcast from Mayo Clinic Labs.

Insights into Clinical Microbiology with Dr. Pritt Bobbi Pritt, MD and Dr. McCormick-Baw. #ClinicalMicrobiology #CAPSubspecialtySeries #PathX #PathTwitter

The answer to the #ParasiteCase 747 is now up: Dirofilaria species – NOT Loa loa. Check out the explanation here for this rare and interesting case from Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer… #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

Standard testing might not detect certain #tick -borne pathogenic bacteria. In this test-specific episode of 'Answers From the Lab,' @parasitegal explains how our assay identifies less common bacteria and where the test fits into a new testing algorithm.

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Listen to @parasitegal and Bill Morice, MD, PhD discuss new testing innovations for Alzheimer’s disease, including Mayo Clinic Labs plasma biomarker testing for Alzheimer’s disease. bit.ly/4b1lip9

We're at the end of our microfilariae block with Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. Pt is a man living in Senegal who recently had a 10-cm worm removed from his eye. Blood smears showed microfilariae. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/05/case-o… What is your ID?!? #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

#Parasite Case 746 answer: Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerciasis is an important preventable cause of blindness. See further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer…. Thank you Idzi Potters and @ ITMantwerp! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

So great to be in #ECCMID2024 to meet big experts in Parasitology. Thanks #ProfSheorey Bobbi Pritt, MD for our talk during ESGCP_ClinicalParasitology meeting today!

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” @parasitegal, chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and Bill Morice, MD, PhD, CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss testing innovations for #Alzheimers disease.

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Listen to @parasitegal, chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and Bill Morice, MD, PhD, CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss current events including the resurgence of #measles and recent activity of #BirdFlu .

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We are near the end of our fantastic microfilariae block from Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The specimen is SKIN – smears and a NODULE. Microfilariae are ~300 µm long. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o…
Identification?

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The answer to the #Parasite Case 745 is now up: Mansonella streptocerca. See further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o…. Thank you Idzi Potters and @ ITMantwerp for this great 🪱 case! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

We are near the end of our fantastic microfilariae block from Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The specimen is SKIN. The microfilariae are ~200 µm on Carazzi and Giemsa stained blood films. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o… Identification?

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Be sure to check out Idzi Potters explaining the diagnostic features of this and our previous cases!

🪱🔬 Another episode of Who's that parasite?! instagram.com/reel/C55nvjVt6…

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host @parasitegal and Bill Morice, MD, PhD discuss current events including Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, recent healthcare conferences, advocacy efforts, #measles , and #BirdFlu .

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My latest convo with Bobbi Pritt, MD from Mayo Clinic Labs where we discuss making innovation accessible

Here’s an amazing case of 2 different microfilariae species in blood from Idzi Potters and ⁦⁦Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp⁩ . Can you tell which microfilariae are present? Patient is from Cameroon. Answer here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer…