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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 18h

🎉 Happy Friday!

Back from #IDWeek2025 — and here’s what stood out:
🤖 AI isn’t replacing microbiologists, it’s joining the team.
🧫 Diagnostic stewardship isn’t doing less, it’s doing smarter.

🎧 Ep.210: IDWeek 2025 Highlights
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Episode 210 drops tonight at 7 PM (EST)!

🎙️ IDWeek 2025 Highlights: From Bench to Bedside

🧬 NGS & diagnostic stewardship
🤖 AI in the lab
💊 New antimicrobials & key posters

Couldn’t make it to Atlanta? I’ve got you.
🎧 Listen tonight at 7 PM!
#IDWeek2025 #Microbiology #LetsTalkMicro

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 3d

In Spanish:

Feliz miércoles 🧫
Nuevo episodio en español 🎙️
El Dr. Germán Esparza y yo hablamos sobre las guías del CLSI, la RAM y los retos de los laboratorios en LATAM.

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#LetsTalkMicro #CLSI #RAM #Microbiología

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 3d

In Spanish: Nuevo episodio — Martes 7 PM (EST)
El Dr. Germán Esparza habla sobre las guías del CLSI y los retos de la resistencia antimicrobiana en América Latina.

#LetsTalkMicro #CLSI #RAM #Microbiología #PodcastEnEspañol

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 4d

In Spanish: 🎙️ Episodio en español hoy 7 PM (EST): CLSI y RAM

#Microbiología #CLSI #RAM #LetsTalkMicro

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 4d

🎉 Let’s Talk Micro just hit 200K downloads!
From agar plates to airwaves — thank you for being part of this growing microbiology community. 🧫🎙️
#LetsTalkMicro #Microbiology #SciencePodcast #IDweek2025

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 5d

Here we go! 🙌
Excited to be at #IDWeek2025 — come say hi!

If you want a Let’s Talk Micro sticker, let me know 🎙️🧫
#LetsTalkMicro #IDWeek2025

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 5d

Traveling to #IDWeek2025? ✈️ Add this to your playlist 🎧

Dr. Nico Cortes-Penfield shares what it takes to write clear, practical clinical guidelines — and how the new IDSA UTI guidelines were built to make doing the right thing easier.

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#LetsTalkMicro #IDSA #UTI

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 6d

On my way to Atlanta for #IDweek2025
If you see me say hello!
#IDweek

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 6d

Traveling to #IDWeek2025? ✈️ Add this to your playlist 🎧

Our guests explain the new IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs — including what really defines a complicated case (pyelo, catheter-associated, or systemic infection).

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️ Interested in being a guest on Let’s Talk Micro?
Whether you’re a student, pro, or just passionate about microbiology — I’d love to hear from you!
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 7d

New episode out now!

Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino talks about Puerto Rico’s new Microbiome Center, created to support researchers and grow microbiome science across the Caribbean.

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#LetsTalkMicro #Microbiome #PuertoRico

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 8d

“We’ve co-evolved with microbes for 500 million years—but modern life is driving microbial extinctions.” — Dr. Filipa Godoy-Vitorino

Tune in tonight to hear how Puerto Rico’s new Microbiome Center is preserving microbial diversity and empowering researchers.

🎧 7 PM EST
#LetsTalkMicro #Microbiome

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 9d

Curious about the CPEP fellowship process?

Check out this episode where Dr. Samuel Goodfellow shares his insights and experiences navigating the application and interview timeline — and more.

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#LetsTalkMicro

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 10d

The learning curve in training can be steep.

Dr. Samuel Goodfellow shares his CPEP fellowship experience — juggling constant learning, patient care, and the importance of self-forgiveness while growing as a clinical scientist.

🎙️ Listen: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
#LetsTalkMicro #CPEP

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 14d

Happy Friday! 🎙️
Part 2 of Micro Lab & Stewardship: Collaboration in Action is here!
Breakpoints, cascade reporting, micro “nudges,” and the MRSA PCR story that shows how teamwork between the lab and stewardship drives better care.

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#LetsTalkMicro #Microbiology #stem

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 15d

Episode Alert: Part 2 drops tonight at 7 PM EST 🧫
Breakpoints—what to fix first, cascade vs. selective suppression, and micro “nudges” that steer care. Plus the MRSA PCR collab story.
#LetsTalkMicro #Stewardship #LaboratoryMedicine
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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 16d

When are fluoroquinolones the right choice for complicated UTIs? 💊

Drs. Barbara Trautner & Nico Cortes-Penfield explain how the four-step process from the latest IDSA guidelines helps guide antibiotic selection.

🎙️ Listen:
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#LetsTalkMicro #IDSA #UTI #Microbiology

Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 21d

New episode! 🎙️
Collaboration between the micro lab and stewardship turns data into better care.

“There are a lot of subtleties in interpreting microbiology…” — Dr. Hannah Creager

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#LetsTalkMicro #AST #Stewardship #ID

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 22d

Episode Alert! 🎙️
Collaboration between the micro lab and stewardship is key to better care.

“At its core, antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated set of interventions—getting the right antibiotic, at the right dose, for the right duration.” — Dr. Erin McCreary

@erinmccreary.bsky.social

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 23d

Day 2 at the #AMR2025 Summit: A powerful session on the economics of AMR—showing how diagnostic-driven stewardship can lower costs, reduce hospitalizations & improve population health. Smart diagnostics pay off.

#AMR #Diagnostics #Letstalkmicro

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 24d

AMR Summit 2025 - Day 2

Amanda Harrington PhD, D(ABMM)
shared how diagnostics play a key role in the AMR era—because when it comes to tackling resistance, we can’t just “Shake It Off.”

#AMR #Diagnostics #Letstalkmicro #Podcast

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 24d

AMR 2025 Summit – Day 1

Last night, Kristin Baffo shared her powerful story highlighting the human impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and sepsis.

#AMR #Letstalkmicro #Podcast

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Let’s Talk Micro @letstalkmicro.bsky.social · 25d

🦠 Brucellosis — acute or chronic, with fever, fatigue & back pain.

📘 What do the latest lab guidelines say about identifying Brucella?

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#Brucella #Microbiology #LetsTalkMicro #ClinicalMicro

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