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Daniel D. Rhoads @danrhoads

Clinical microbiologist @ClevelandClinic. Interested in novel diagnostics, AMR, phage therapy, ID pathology, biofilm infections, & informatics. (Views are mine)

Joined October 2008
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🦠🦠🦠 Subclade K 🦠🦠🦠 Newly published paper from @ClevelandClinic describing the emergence of H3N2 Subclade K in Ohio: journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10…
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Tiny bacilli seen on sputum Gram stain. Its growth satellites around S. aureus on blood agar, and it grows well on chocolate 🍫 agar. Pfieffer mistakenly thought it caused influenza when he discovered it, which is why “influenza” is in its name. 🧫🔬Haemophilus influenzae🔬🧫
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🔬Classic Gram stain morphology🔬 🕷️Spidery gram-positive bacilli🕷️ Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes 📸 Pictured is a blood 🩸culture 🧫 that was contaminated with these bacteria from the skin. It can cause infection; C. acnes is a common cause of shoulder PJI.
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🦠🦠 H3N2 subclade K is here 🦠 🦠 Kudos to the diagnostic microbiology team @CLEClinicLabs for standing up Influenza A whole genome sequencing just in time for the new flu. clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…
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Free rapid AST webinar from @ASMicrobiology on 6 Nov 2025: asm.org/webinars/direct-from…

Direct-From-Blood Rapid AST

With an ever-expanding portfolio of FDA-cleared devices for rapid AST directly from positive blood cultures, microbiology laboratories have more choices than ever.

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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows
23 Oct 2025
🦠 Second place at #IDWeek2025 #BugBowl but first in our hearts 💙 The CCF Bug Bowl team absolutely crushed it today! Months of hard work, dedication, and infectious enthusiasm paid off — they made us so proud! #IDFellows #TeamCCF @IDWeekmtg
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Flu A doing its thing…
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4 Feb 2025
🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 So much flu… clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…
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🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 So much flu… clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…

Respiratory Virus Surveillance Statistics | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Cleveland Clinic currently performs more than 10,000 tests for respiratory viruses per week across Northeast Ohio.

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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows
16 Nov 2024
As we approach World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, at today’s micro plate rounds we learned about beta-lactamases—the enzymes driving beta-lactam resistance. A timely discussion on the mechanisms fueling AMR. #WAAW #AntimicrobialResistance #InfectiousDiseases @PathologyBurns
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Mike Honey@Mike_Honey_
9 Nov 2024
Here's the latest variant picture for the United States. DeFLuQE variants are still dominant, but growth has ended and they are in sharp decline. XEC.* grew strongly to around 27%. 🧵
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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows
1 Nov 2024
Micro Plate rounds are always a highlight of the week! So grateful for the teaching and expertise our amazing microbiology team shares with us at CCF . Learning from the best to provide the best care! @danrhoads @ClevelandClinic
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cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/myco… ❗️Mycoplasma pneumoniae is BACK 🫁

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections Have Been Increasing

Bacterial infection increase is especially affecting young children, causing pneumonia.

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🎒Joanna Teglund✊😷🍉Human life is sacred@JoannaTeglund
21 Oct 2024
This is the 5th year of the pandemic in the Let It Rip Kingdom of Sweden. Everyone is constantly reinfected with the immune damaging SARS-CoV-2. Respiratory virus/bacteria infections like Rhino/Enterovirus, Adenovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Pertussis are skyrocketing. 🧵1/
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Ruth Ann Crystal, MD@CatchTheBaby
23 Oct 2024
Walking pneumonia is a bacterial infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections have been increasing in children since last spring and remain high, especially for kids ages 2-4 years, according to the CDC. buff.ly/40gIa1E
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🦠 🧠 Microbial Memory 🧠 🦠 Fun & brief write-up by @madelinerb2 on an understudied and clinically important part of microbiology that impacts small colony variants, mucoid phenotypes, heteroresistance, virulence, and more…. asm.org/articles/2024/august… @necrosignaling

Do Microbes Have Memory? | ASM.org

Microbes don’t have brains—but they do have memory. They can store information and adjust their behavior based on past experiences. What can we learn by peering into the memories of microbes?

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I appreciate “Stop being a hero”🦸 from @aliciamckaynz: blog.aliciamckay.co.nz/ww/bl…
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Great insights from @romneyintn
Clinical Infectious Diseases@CIDJournal
24 May 2024
How New Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests Will Affect Infectious Diseases Clinical Practice bit.ly/3WLfa0a
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🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 Flu is still peaking in Cleveland. clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…
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PARASITOLOGÍA@Parasitologia10
1 Mar 2024
Strongyloides stercoralis en muestra BK de esputo, coloración de Ziehl Neelsen
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A thoughtful microbiology commentary by @Linoj_S in @ASMicrobiology @JClinMicro on the @US_FDA proposed LDT rule: “A rule must also balance the potential negative impact to patient care with realistic safety risks for infectious disease diagnostics.” journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

FDA’s proposed rule for the regulation of laboratory-developed tests | Journal of Clinical Microb...

Laboratory developed tests (LDTs) are regulated through two separate frameworks; the Medical Device Amendments, which granted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad authority over diagnostic...

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RT @EricTopol: Recent @CDCgov #SARSCoV2 wastewater data for current wave (vs Omicron Jan 2022 and subsequent waves), graph by @luckytran ht…
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