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Emory_MedMicro

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Medical Microbiology Lab 🧫🦠🧬🔬@EmoryDeptofMed • Educational content and cases @ #MicroRounds • Curated by @ASWebster3 + @colleenkraftmd • Tweets our own

 Atlanta, GA
med.emory.edu/departments/pathology/training/fellowships/medical-microbiology.html
Joined October 2019
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Important study published in @JClinMicro which we recently reviewed in our literature round up. Study showed PBS , saline and MEM to be equivalent to VTM for COVID-19 PCR testing Fantastic viz abstract created by @acoronata @meyer_b_i and edited by @cg_coleman !
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Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE (@JenniferSpicer4) profile pictureJennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE@JenniferSpicer415 Apr 2020
One issue we are facing with SARS-CoV-2 testing is a shortage of viral transport media. Luckily, here are some alternatives Thx @EmoryMedicine MS4s @meyer_b_i & @acoronata (creators), @cg_coleman (editor) & Micro fellow @Ahmed_HBabiker (peer review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID
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1/ Important work by the twitterless Jesse Waggoner wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26… Jesse developed a sensitive (LOD: 45 c/ul) COVID-19 triplex RT-PCR assay. W/ high demand and limited capacity such assays will allow for conservation of reagents /out sacrificing analytical sensitivity
Image from Ahmed Babiker أحمد بابكر (@Ahmed_HBabiker)
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Check out this great visual abstract created by @EmoryMedicine students @Meyer_b_i & @acoronata (creators), @chung_yg & @cg_coleman (editors) In this study authors used a rapid antigen test (10min TAT) and compared it to RT-PCR w 76% positivity agreement #COVIDfoam
Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE (@JenniferSpicer4) profile pictureJennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE@JenniferSpicer426 Apr 2020
Can antigen detection rapidly diagnose SARS-Cov-2? Thx @EmoryMedicine students @Meyer_b_i & @acoronata (creators), @chung_yg & @cg_coleman (editors), & @Emory_MedMicro fellow @Ahmed_HBabiker (review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID #COVIDfoam
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Can sample pooling allow us to increase testing capacity without sacrificing sensitivity ? Check out the visual abstract created by @agangavelli & @sverma46 (creators), @tylerdau & @cg_coleman Link to full paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID
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Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE (@JenniferSpicer4) profile pictureJennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE@JenniferSpicer418 Apr 2020
Pooled screening can detect early community transmission of #COVID19 enabling timely implementation of public health measures Thx @EmoryMedicine M3s @agangavelli & @sverma46 (creators), @tylerdau & @cg_coleman (editors) & @Ahmed_HBabiker (peer review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID
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1/ In clinic pts self collected NP swabs had high sensitivity and specificity for COVID-19 Could allow for PPE conservation and decrease HCW exposure ! Check out the abstract created by @sarahgorvetzian & @ElizabethSoffer, @chung_yg & @cg_coleman
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Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE (@JenniferSpicer4) profile pictureJennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE@JenniferSpicer430 Apr 2020
Can self-collection of test swabs reliably detect #COVID19? Thx @emorymedicine MS2s @sarahgorvetzian & @ElizabethSoffer (graphic creation), @chung_yg & @cg_coleman (editing(, & @Emory_MedMicro fellow @Ahmed_HBabiker (review)! #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID #COVID19FOAM #COVID19
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1/This retrospective study did not show any benefit of hydroxychloroquine in patients w/ #COVID19 Thx @EmoryMedicine M3s @agangavelli & @sverma46 (creators), @chung_yg & @cg_coleman(editors) & Emory ID fellow @Dr_AmyKacin (peer review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID #COVID19FOAM
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No suprise to hear more amazing things about @colleenkraftmd! 🧫🧬🔬 @Emory_MedMicro @EmoryPathology
Jane Yoon (@janecyoon) profile pictureJane Yoon@janecyoon8 Apr 2020
LA Times feature on the human side of ⁦@colleenkraftmd⁩. She is an Infectious Diseases and Microbiology boss at Emory, a veteran to crazy times like these, but also simply an amazing human, mother, wife, daughter, and friend. Thank you, Colleen 💪🏼 latimes.com/science/story/20…
‘Please don’t cry, Dr. Kraft’: How one doctor is handling the coronavirus pandemic

‘Please don’t cry, Dr. Kraft’: How one doctor is handling the coronavirus pandemic

Dr. Colleen Kraft was part of the Emory University team that successfully cared for America's first Ebola patients. She now is a cool-headed stalwart who is soothing nerves during the coronavirus...

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Results from a study in Wuhan suggest cardiac injury is commonly associated w/ #COVID19 infxn, & may lead to higher mortality   Thanks @EmoryMedicine MS4 Michael Cheng & MS3 Jen Li (creators), @cg_coleman (editor), @alfherrom (peer review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID #COVID19FOAM
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Have you wondered about #COVID19 cardiovascular manifestations? Check out this infographic by @EmoryMedicine MS4s @SamuelMaidman & @peytonhanson_ , @cg_coleman (graphics), cardiology peer-reviewers @nickshekilMD & John Lisko #EducationInTheTimeofCOVID
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Why #FlattenTheCurve & do #SocialDistancing? The bottom line: We need to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system. By @411snep, Benjamin Meyer, & Emily Allard-Phillips; @cg_coleman (graphics); @janecyoon (peer review) #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID @Emory_MedMicro @emoryimchiefs
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With #CROI2020 taking place virtually, time to meet with dear friends and colleagues who had made it to #Boston before the change in plans! Wonderful reencounter with Professor Vincent Marconi .@EmoryUniversity .@Emory_MedMicro .@EmoryCFAR
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5/5 Wrapping things up, here's a summary table (doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028977) Also, do I see @ParasiteGal as an author? 🤔 #pathbugs #IDpath #gynpath #onepathboardpointatatime #pathresidents @MeladDababnehMD @AJPerricone @LaraHarikMD @LoganSuzannaJ @Emory_MedMicro @AnneMillsMD
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#MicroRounds (Day 637): Taking a page from @Emory_MedMicro and @Ahmed_HBabiker. They passed the puck here so is a cross-laboratory hockey game with… Moraxella catarrhalis! (In this game the opposing team is that large growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.) #asmclinmicro #IDTwitter
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Clinical Microbiologists/Laboratories and Clinical Teams/Hospital Admins Inspired by @JClinMicro comic strips CC: @colleenkraftmd
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As testing for #coronavirus expands, key to get good quality #nasopharyngeal samples to test for #SARSCoV2 & other #respiratory viruses circulating, get mucosal epithelial cells. See video, RT! #IDTwitter youtu.be/DVJNWefmHjE .@CarlosdelRio7 .@CDCFlu .@IDSAInfo .@onisillos
Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique | NEJM

Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique | NEJM

Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique. H1N...

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When the cats (aka our fearless leader @colleenkraftmd) away the mice (aka fellows @Dr_AmyKacin and @hey_its_max and myself ) play . #MicroRounds
Emory_MedMicro (@Emory_MedMicro) profile pictureEmory_MedMicro@Emory_MedMicro27 Feb 2020
"Babiker dribbles it up the field, goes past one, two and and slips it past the goalie and scooooooores" Name the bug ! and sign demonstrated in this video #MicroRounds #IDtwitter
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Darkpath2029@Darkpath202928 Feb 2020
Replying to @Emory_MedMicro @CarlosdelRio7 @Ahmed_HBabiker @hey_its_max
Just saw this one today 😀
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Replying to @Emory_MedMicro @VarunPhadke2 @richdavisphd @SBtotheDub
It’s fooled us a few times even though we look for it... 10minus6cosm.tumblr.com/post… 10minus6cosm.tumblr.com/post… instagram.com/p/B1X9gznhzPZ/…
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Melis Anahtar@melisanahtar20 Feb 2020
Replying to @melisanahtar @jastefely @DrWRothwell
Bug ID: Mycoplasma hominis (left) and Ureaplasma (right). More info in the image below. Both lack cell walls are very tiny, and fastidious.
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Amazing pictures (and cases)! 🏆 #pathtweetaward #IDpath #pathbugs @Emory_MedMicro
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