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Interesting but we need an easier method to detect C. auris resistance. Development and Validation of TaqMan Chemistry Probe-Based Rapid Assay for the Detection of Echinocandin-Resistance in Candida auris | Journal of Clinical Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

Wouldn't it be nice to run galactomannan using an automated chemiluminescent method instead of EIA plates? Retrospective Multicenter Evaluation of the VirClia Galactomannan Antigen Assay...with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples... journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

Probiotic treatment for long COVID. Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVID medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverag…

Fast identification of NTM, but considering the cost of MALDI vs. sequencing, doesn't seem likely to catch on. MGIT-seq for the Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Drug Resistance: a Prospective Study | Journal of Clinical Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

My biggest takeaway from this article was awareness of the drug zoliflodacin. Not exactly the authors' intent. Whole-Genome Sequencing to Predict Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles in Neisseria gonorrhoeae academic.oup.com/jid/article-ab…

Wishing I was at ASM Microbe but alas, no funding for travel this year. Disappointed there’s no livestream option for the majority of sessions.

Career panel happening at the DC ASM/CAFPA fall meeting at ASM Headquarters @ASM.DCBranch

New year, new resolution to read the literature. This year's plan is to read a paper on the first workday of the week and an abstract daily the rest of the week. Day 1: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

My 2024 reading goal got off to a bumpy start when my 17 yo Cairn terrier had to be put to sleep last Thursday. 😭 But a week later, it's time to restart that goal. I'm keeping it simple by starting at the top of the latest JCM issue. doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00…

Agar dilution works but who wants to do it? Not me! Development of an agar-based screening method for terbinafine, itraconazole, and amorolfine susceptibility testing of Trichophyton spp. | Journal of Clinical Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

A meeting is always a great place to get reading inspiration. #clsi journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.11…

#asmmicrobe My first running tour!

The fun run plus a conference = awesome step count for the day. #asmmicrobe

What better way to see Atlanta than on foot? These #ASMicrobe attendees braved the heat for a fun run/walk yesterday, meandering throughout the city before gearing up for a day packed with science. 👟🔬

Trying to get back on the journal-reading wagon. This was great because more than once I've been called in to review a slide with ciliated epithelia. Lophomonas as a respiratory pathogen—jumping the gun | Journal of Clinical Microbiology (asm.org)