In honor of #LabWeek we will be having microbiology games all week! To kick things off, check out these microbial versions the NYT's beloved mini games, Wordle and Connections! #ASMClinMicro#Lab4Life
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Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! We are kicking off the festivities with a game - What is Your Bacteria Name? Share in the comments your results. #LabWeek#IamASCLS#Lab4Life
"So when people sit in agonizingly long COVID-19 testing lines, it’s worth remembering the beleaguered medical laboratory workers who have completed nearly one billion of these tests – with no end in sight." - @RodneyRohde#Lab4Life#WeSaveLivesEveryday
#LabWeek fact of the day: Coxiella burnetii causes Q fever. The bacterium is highly infectious by inhalation—as little as 1 cell can initiate infection. The release of aerosols with C. burnetii could infect someone up to half a mile away! #ASMClinMicro#Lab4Life
Show me the problem! Can you spot the lab hazard in this picture? 🤔 If you think you know, comment below! We'll post the answer later today. #ASMClinMicro#LabWeek#Lab4Life
The first step to fixing a problem is identifying it. Can you spot the lab hazard in today's picture? Check back later today to learn the answer! #ASMClinMicro#LabWeek#Lab4Life
🙌🏼It’s new SARS-CoV2 IgG test validation time! Running known positive COVID-19 patient samples for presence of IgG antibody. How will this result impact our knowledge of disease prevalence and immunity? #LabMedicine#LabWeek2020#Lab4Life 👊🏼 🧪🩸🧬🦠🧫🔬
#LabWeek Wormy 🐛 Wednesday! Trichinella spiralis larva in a muscle biopsy. Humans can be infected by eating undercooked pork 🐷 (or other meats). Stained with H&E, seen on 100x and zoomed in for detail.
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Let's try this again with June and December! 😆 What is Your Bacteria Name? Share in the comments your results. Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! #LabWeek#IamASCLS#Lab4Life
So many problems, so little time. Can you spot the lab hazard in today's picture? Let us know what you think and check back later today to learn the answer! #ASMClinMicro#LabWeek#Lab4Life
#LabWeek Fact of the Day: The bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica is so big it can be seen with the naked eye! While most bacteria are 2 μm in length, T. mangifica has an average cell length of 9000 μm! The bacterium lives in water around red mangroves. #ASMClinMicro#Lab4Life
Pt. with fatigue, bone pain, anorexia, splenomegaly. CBC shows ⬆️⬆️WBCs, ⬆️ eos & basos, ⬆️ PLT, ➡️RBCs. Notable left shift. Peripheral smear below. What's your diagnosis?
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