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Anna Plourde, MD, MPH @TheMicroGal

Director of Clinical Microbiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Medical Microbiologist. Tweets are my own.

Joined January 2010
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A good friend recently got me hooked (pun intended) on crocheting 🧶, and I decided to try my hand at amigurumi with Campylobacter jejuni. Huge shout out to Lindsay of bakingmakingandcrafting.com for sharing her adorable pattern!
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This just arrived in the mail. What a glorious thing to behold. Thanks to everyone who worked on this invaluable resource! #manualofclinicalmicrobiology @ASMicrobiology @WileyGlobal
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Hey #ASMicrobe, when you’re done science-ing, come check out the amazing Houston #Juneteenth celebration happening right outside the convention center!
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Dr. Audrey Schuetz @schuetz_audrey opening this afternoon’s #ASMicrobe “Challenging Histopathological Differentials that ALL Microbiologists Should Know” session with some fabulous bacterial and parasitic diagnostic pearls!
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Great session from Dr. Lauren Cooper on the regulatory guidance Clincal Microbiology labs need. Regulatory agencies- please align guidelines and be more prescriptive! “Per Laboratory Director’s discretion” does not work! #ASMicrobe
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Most fun wrap-up of a workshop ever. Thanks for a phenomenal day of antimicrobial susceptibility learning, @BurnhamBugDoc, @danrhoads, @thefunguskidd, @MimiPrecit, @hannahplasia, and Reeti Khare! #ASMicrobe
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How can we be better prepared for the next pandemic? Dr. Marie-Claire Rowlinson of the New York State DOH (Wadsworth Center) gives us some wonderful ideas! @HealthNYGov #ASMicrobe
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Anyone who ever said microbiologists aren’t fun has never met the editors of @JClinMicro! Thanks @AlexanderMcAda5 @ElliTheelPhD, @benjamin_pinsky, and Ryan Relich for some great “news you can use” and the laughs! #asmmicrobe
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Lively discussion led by Samia Naccache of perhaps the most pressing issue in Clinical Microbiology- staffing shortages - and ways to combat this crisis. Higher tech salaries, advocacy, multiple paths to employment, and improved advancement opportunities are key! #asmmicrobe
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Packed house for Dr. Bobbi Pritt’s @ParasiteGal amazing “All New Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites” talk at #asmmicrobe!
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Happy Holidays from the SUNY Downstate Clinical Laboratory! @DownstatePath @sunydownstate
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Anna Plourde, MD, MPH retweeted
Padma Lakshmi
@PadmaLakshmi
24 Jun 2022
People will still get abortions. These procedures won't stop just because Roe v. Wade is overturned. This will only prevent safe, legal abortions from taking place.
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24 Jun 2022
Looking for a way to channel your anger right now? Here are two suggestions for how to take this fight to the state level, now that the Supreme Court has erased federal protections:
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Delighted to be here at #ASMicrobe! Great start to the conference with Dr. Mike Miller and Robert Jerris’s workshop on the critical topic of “Specimen Management: The Key to Laboratory Utilization and Diagnostic Impact.”
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Remember folks - the lab needs a SPECIMEN, not a SWAB of a specimen, and (for stool specimens) if it ain’t loose, it’s of no use!
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Excited to share our Brief Case of TESTICULAR TUBERCULOSIS 😮 (!), co-authored by the fabulous Erin McElvania @E_McElvania and Curtis Ray Hall, published today in this month’s Journal of Clinical Microbiology @JClinMicro. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

The Brief Case: A Real Pain in the Testicle—a Case of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis |...

A 55-year-old African American man presented to his primary care physician with intermittent pain of the right testis over the last 2 years with enlargement of the right testis approximately 7 months...

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Answers to the self-quiz here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

Closing the Brief Case: A Real Pain in the Testicle—a Case of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberc...

What percentage of people newly diagnosed with tuberculosis annually present with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB)? a. <1% b. 5% c. 15% d. 40% Answer: c. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a...

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Anna Plourde, MD, MPH retweeted
Padma Lakshmi
@PadmaLakshmi
8 Mar 2022
Every day should be International Women's Day✨
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Need a little encouragement? Call #Peptoc (707-998-8410) and press 3 for a pep talk from kindergartners. Pure joy. npr.org/2022/03/06/108480078…
Could the topic of this webinar (hosted by Cooper Hewitt @cooperhewitt) be any cooler? Just registered, and can't wait to listen in. cooperhewitt.org/event/graph…

Graphic Design Histories Lecture | Visualizing the Pandemic | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, designers, cartographers, and visual journalists visualized the invisible contours of an unfolding crisis. Organizations like The New York Times and Policy Map as well...

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