Sarah Schrader
@microbecharmer.bsky.social
Clinical pathology resident in Boston. Check out my Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/MicrobeCharmer.
Viruses in the news (for ever-nefarious reasons):
Measles - Canada, and thus the Americas, have lost their measles elimination status
Marburg - first-ever outbreak reported in Ethiopia
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#IDSky #MicroSky #ClinMicro #MicroArt
Measles - Canada, and thus the Americas, have lost their measles elimination status
Marburg - first-ever outbreak reported in Ethiopia
Find fun clay versions here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...
#IDSky #MicroSky #ClinMicro #MicroArt
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Viruses in the news (for ever-nefarious reasons):
Measles - Canada, and thus the Americas, have lost their measles elimination status
Marburg - first-ever outbreak reported in Ethiopia
Find fun clay versions here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...
#IDSky #MicroSky #ClinMicro #MicroArt
Measles - Canada, and thus the Americas, have lost their measles elimination status
Marburg - first-ever outbreak reported in Ethiopia
Find fun clay versions here: www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...
#IDSky #MicroSky #ClinMicro #MicroArt
Agar plate magnets! Blood agar (alpha hemolysis), MacConkey agar (lactose fermenter), chocolate agar, and MacConkey agar (non-fermenter).
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#IDsky #ClinMicro
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#IDsky #ClinMicro
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Agar plate magnets! Blood agar (alpha hemolysis), MacConkey agar (lactose fermenter), chocolate agar, and MacConkey agar (non-fermenter).
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#IDsky #ClinMicro
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#IDsky #ClinMicro
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Holiday preview!
Santa hat Mtb, Santa hat RBCs (normal and sickled), and candy cane Strep.
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #HemeSky
Santa hat Mtb, Santa hat RBCs (normal and sickled), and candy cane Strep.
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #HemeSky
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Holiday preview!
Santa hat Mtb, Santa hat RBCs (normal and sickled), and candy cane Strep.
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #HemeSky
Santa hat Mtb, Santa hat RBCs (normal and sickled), and candy cane Strep.
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #HemeSky
Schistosome eggs!
Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium
#IDsky #microSky #ClinMicro
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Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium
#IDsky #microSky #ClinMicro
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October 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Schistosome eggs!
Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium
#IDsky #microSky #ClinMicro
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Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium
#IDsky #microSky #ClinMicro
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Thanks to @jac-amr.bsky.social for highlighting our work, which I started as a medical student at @weillcornell.bsky.social, and thanks to Drs Lars Westblade and Mike Satlin for their mentorship!
This study shows that more isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Enterobacterales are susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanate than ampicillin/sulbactam:
doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
#JACAMRNews #IDSky
doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
#JACAMRNews #IDSky
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Thanks to @jac-amr.bsky.social for highlighting our work, which I started as a medical student at @weillcornell.bsky.social, and thanks to Drs Lars Westblade and Mike Satlin for their mentorship!
MTBC members M tuberculosis (the OG) and M bovis
#IDsky #ClinMicro #TBsky
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #TBsky
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September 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
MTBC members M tuberculosis (the OG) and M bovis
#IDsky #ClinMicro #TBsky
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#IDsky #ClinMicro #TBsky
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September 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some light-hearted content for the weekend!
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, featuring M fortuitum, M marinum, M abscessus, M chelonae, M ulcerans, and M avium (can you guess which is which?)
#IDsky #ClinMicro
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, featuring M fortuitum, M marinum, M abscessus, M chelonae, M ulcerans, and M avium (can you guess which is which?)
#IDsky #ClinMicro
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September 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Some light-hearted content for the weekend!
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, featuring M fortuitum, M marinum, M abscessus, M chelonae, M ulcerans, and M avium (can you guess which is which?)
#IDsky #ClinMicro
www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, featuring M fortuitum, M marinum, M abscessus, M chelonae, M ulcerans, and M avium (can you guess which is which?)
#IDsky #ClinMicro
www.etsy.com/shop/Microbe...
Thanks to ICHE for highlighting our work demonstrating the utility of WGS surveillance in uncovering hospital-based transmission of VRE!
🆕 New in ICHE: WGS surveillance of VRE uncovered undetected hospital outbreaks—spotlighting the PACU as a key transmission locus
📍 Without genomic surveillance, these clusters would’ve been missed
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📄 doi.org/10.1017/ice....
📍 Without genomic surveillance, these clusters would’ve been missed
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📄 doi.org/10.1017/ice....
June 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Thanks to ICHE for highlighting our work demonstrating the utility of WGS surveillance in uncovering hospital-based transmission of VRE!
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
More RBCs with inclusions! Pappenheimer bodies and Heinz body.
#Hematology #Hemepath #Hemesky #Pathology
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#Hematology #Hemepath #Hemesky #Pathology
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January 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
More RBCs with inclusions! Pappenheimer bodies and Heinz body.
#Hematology #Hemepath #Hemesky #Pathology
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#Hematology #Hemepath #Hemesky #Pathology
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KB test RBCs: the KB test is a method to quantify fetal RBCs in maternal circulation. Acid treatment of a maternal blood sample denatures HbA in the maternal RBCs but not HbF in the fetal RBCs. Treated cells are then stained such that fetal RBCs appear bright pink.
#Pathology #Hematology #OBsky
#Pathology #Hematology #OBsky
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
KB test RBCs: the KB test is a method to quantify fetal RBCs in maternal circulation. Acid treatment of a maternal blood sample denatures HbA in the maternal RBCs but not HbF in the fetal RBCs. Treated cells are then stained such that fetal RBCs appear bright pink.
#Pathology #Hematology #OBsky
#Pathology #Hematology #OBsky
January 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Time for some fungi: Fusarium macroconidiae, Cunninghamella, and Paracoccidioides!
#IDsky #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #mycology
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#IDsky #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #mycology
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January 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Time for some fungi: Fusarium macroconidiae, Cunninghamella, and Paracoccidioides!
#IDsky #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #mycology
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#IDsky #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #mycology
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with bud and bud scars
#microbiology #mycology #MolecularBiology
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#microbiology #mycology #MolecularBiology
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January 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with bud and bud scars
#microbiology #mycology #MolecularBiology
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#microbiology #mycology #MolecularBiology
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Candida in CHROMagar Candida plus colors: Candida auris, Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata.
#ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #Mycology #IDsky
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#ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #Mycology #IDsky
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January 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Candida in CHROMagar Candida plus colors: Candida auris, Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata.
#ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #Mycology #IDsky
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#ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology #Mycology #IDsky
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Parasitized RBCs! The first has P. falciparum (note the double chromatin dots!), the second has Babesia (note the maltese cross-pathognomonic but rare in real life), and the third could have either.
#IDsky #parasitology #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology
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#IDsky #parasitology #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology
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January 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Parasitized RBCs! The first has P. falciparum (note the double chromatin dots!), the second has Babesia (note the maltese cross-pathognomonic but rare in real life), and the third could have either.
#IDsky #parasitology #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology
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#IDsky #parasitology #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalMicrobiology
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Colorful ribosome friends!
#Biology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology
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#Biology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology
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January 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Colorful ribosome friends!
#Biology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology
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#Biology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology
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More hemepath friends! Megakaryocyte, myeloblast (note the Auer rod!), plasma cell, and ring sideroblast.
#Hemepath #Hematology #Hemesky
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#Hemepath #Hematology #Hemesky
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January 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
More hemepath friends! Megakaryocyte, myeloblast (note the Auer rod!), plasma cell, and ring sideroblast.
#Hemepath #Hematology #Hemesky
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#Hemepath #Hematology #Hemesky
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Cryptococcus neoformans - note the spherical shape, narrow-necked budding, and capsule.
#IDsky
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#IDsky
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January 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Cryptococcus neoformans - note the spherical shape, narrow-necked budding, and capsule.
#IDsky
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Reed-Sternberg cell
#Hematology #Pathology #Hematopathology #Heme-onc
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#Hematology #Pathology #Hematopathology #Heme-onc
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January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reed-Sternberg cell
#Hematology #Pathology #Hematopathology #Heme-onc
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#Hematology #Pathology #Hematopathology #Heme-onc
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RBC pathologic variants: cell with basophilic stippling, bite cell, elliptocyte, and cell with Howell-Jolly body!
#Hematology #Hematopathology #Pathology
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#Hematology #Hematopathology #Pathology
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January 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
RBC pathologic variants: cell with basophilic stippling, bite cell, elliptocyte, and cell with Howell-Jolly body!
#Hematology #Hematopathology #Pathology
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#Hematology #Hematopathology #Pathology
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December 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM