Today we celebrated Samantha as she wrapped up her CPEP fellowship. I couldn't have asked for a better senior fellow to guide me through my 1st year and I am so grateful for the short time we had together! Although, we did wait until her last day to take our 1st pic together..😂

Have you been itching for some fun content today? Well stop scratching and wash your hands because we have a positive swube! Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) females migrate to the perianal region to lay eggs at night, and this worm was caught in the act!

Patient presents w/ shortness of breath, cough, and night sweats. Prev undiagnosed HIV (viral load >500k) -AFB culture shows organisms with "bird's nest" morphology -Preferentially grows @ 40-45C -TB-like presentation & disease -Assoc. w/ hot water systems =Mycobacterium xenopi

It's my last day of CPEP at UNC! I cannot believe how quickly the past two years have gone by. A huge thank you to Dr. Miller, Dr. Alby, the micro lab, and my co-fellows for making this such an incredible experience. A special shout out to my wife for putting up with this 😂

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A H5N1 has been linked to several human cases in U.S. poultry and dairy workers. To understand its testing in the clinical laboratory, read the ASM and APHL FAQ. #ASMClinMicro asm.social/21n

Happening TODAY Learn more about Enterovirus D68 in this joint webinar by PASCV and ESCV Virology feat. a great panel of experts: Kevin Messacar MD PhD, Heli Harvala, Thea K Fischer, Prof. i PH Virus Inf. og Epidemics, Dr. Vallely, Dr. Perret, Dr. Selvarangan, and Dr. Pinsky. Registration is FREE: pascv.org/event/D68

Would love to see more of my clinical microbiology colleagues make the switch, too! See you all there🦋 bsky.app/profile/loganp…

Making the move over to Bluesky? I created the "Clinical Microbiology Starter Pack" so that you can easily connect with your colleagues there. Once you join, let me know and I'll add you to the group! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL See you all there!🦋

And to help with the transition, here's a starter pack that will let you connect with all of your other clin micro colleagues with the click of a button! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL

Come join us over on Bluesky! All the cool kids (and me) are there! Here's a starter pack to get you started and help you find your colleagues in the clinical microbiology community! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL