Clinical Microbiology Lab Director at @MDAndersonNews, specializing in #infectiousdiseases, #infectioncontrol, antimicrobial resistance. Tweets are my own.
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Micah Bhatti, MD, PhD retweeted
30 May 2021
This is huge news.
30 May 2021
BREAKING: Naftali Bennett will give a statement at 8PM local time and announce his intention to form a” change government” with opposition leader Yair Lapid to oust Netanyahu
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22 Apr 2021
Over a year ago, the micro and molecular labs @MDAndersonNews worked together to provide #COVID19 testing to our patients and employees. As of today, we have tested >150,000 specimens. Big shout to our amazing lab staff working 24/7 made it all possible! #labweek2021 #clinmicro
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22 Apr 2021
More amazing pictures of our #COVID19 testing crew! Thank you to Mathias Kang from our micro lab and @MDAndersonNews Photography for capturing all the beautiful images I've posted this week.
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22 Apr 2021
The Transfusion Medicine Lab @MDAndersonNews processed >180k blood products last year. Our patients safely received 34,674 platelets, 44,120 red cells, and 6,871 units of plasma starting with the testing performed in their labs. #labweek2021 #donatebloodsavelives
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21 Apr 2021
An evening shoutout for #LabWeek2021 to all our Clinical Hematology and Clinical Chemistry staff who are busy taking care of our patients tonight @MDAndersonNews. Thank you for all that you do!!!
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21 Apr 2021
It's no surprise that one tweet isn't enough to showcase all that our Hematology and Chemistry staff do, even at night! #LabWeek2021
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20 Apr 2021
Use of automation in clinical labs @MDAndersonNews allows for seamless integration between our Specimen Processing Area and our Clinical Hematology and Chemistry Labs allowing us to process and analyzed over 40k specimens a week! #labweek2021
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19 Apr 2021
Starting #LabWeek2021 @MDAndersonNews by recognizing Specimen Processing w/31 employees working 24/7 thru hurricanes and power outages, ensuring specimens meet acceptance criteria, process & send them to various testing labs. Reliable results begin w/quality specimens!
22 Jan 2021
Thank you @melmillerphd for sharing this and @DrJAshton for providing much needed recognition to our clinical labs. I am so proud of the techs in our micro labs. Without them, there is no pandemic response. #COVID19
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10 Jan 2021
Thank you @MDAndersonNews for ending my week on a big positive with my second #CovidVaccine. Shout out to @WTereffeMD, @rouxpharm, and everyone else who made this all possible!
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4 Jan 2021
Thank you @MDAndersonNews for the opportunity to discuss the pros & cons of the different types of tests currently available for detecting #COVID19.
3 Jan 2021
There are several types of COVID-19 tests. So, what are the differences?
Learn more about how rapid COVID-19 tests work, from our Dr. Micah Bhatti: bit.ly/39GX5rp @MMBhattiMD #COVID19 #EndCancer
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2 Jan 2021
It has been an incredible journey over the last 9 months, working with so many talented individuals, to provide COVID-19 testing to our patients and employees @MDAndersonNews. Big thanks to the swab team, specimen couriers, lab techs, LIS/EHR team, and so many more!
1 Jan 2021
In eight days, we converted our Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory to provide COVID-19 testing, starting in March.
Read about innovative in-house solutions we’ve used to ensure the safety of our patients and employees: bit.ly/2WNkXSK @MMBhattiMD @WTereffeMD #EndCancer
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Micah Bhatti, MD, PhD retweeted
1 Jan 2021
In eight days, we converted our Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory to provide COVID-19 testing, starting in March.
Read about innovative in-house solutions we’ve used to ensure the safety of our patients and employees: bit.ly/2WNkXSK @MMBhattiMD @WTereffeMD #EndCancer
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5 Dec 2020
I personally felt the weight of every quote in this article during the #COVID19 pandemic. Thanks to @NYTScience and @KatherineJWu for giving a much needed voice to our nation's clinical micro labs and the technicians, technologists, and directors that keep them functioning.
3 Dec 2020
‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand nytimes.com/2020/12/03/healt…
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31 May 2020
Excited to see @emilymicheleL, a wonderful colleague and ID doc, given the opportunity to adress a common question about COVID-19 testing. NPR: Coronavirus Testing: Should I Go For It Even If I Have No Symptoms? : Goats and Soda.
npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
via @GoogleNews
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27 May 2020
Good bit from @cnnhealth on the limitations of COVID-19 antibody tests and how prevalence affects the reliability of these assays. cnn.com/2020/05/26/health/an…
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27 May 2020
Here are my answers to common questions about COVID-19 testing. Thanks to @MDAndersonNews for this opportunity to keep our patients and community informed with accurate information.
26 May 2020
Who really needs #COVID19 testing? And what does it mean if your test results come back negative?
Our @MMBhattiMD answers these questions, plus eight more: bit.ly/2ZwJT3c #endcancer
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7 Mar 2020
In addition to appropriate hand hygiene, I will also be engaged in stress-eating as our lab @MDAndersonNews prepares for #COVID19 Thanks to Dawn Donuts for this mornings breakfast. #HoustonStrong
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27 Feb 2020
Why I love infectious diseases - name another area of medicine that can affect the global economy so rapidly? This is why we will always need infectious disease specialists! nyti.ms/32sHGp7
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