Clinical Microbiology and Infections

Tracking the microscopic world.
Clinical Microbiology | Antimicrobial Stewardship | Hospital Infection Prevention.
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A dedicated space for clinical microbiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and diagnostic pearls.
​If you’re a researcher, clinician, or student looking for high-yield infectious disease insights welcome home.

[Pure City @purecity_life]

@MicrobioUpdates D) Measles. Koplik spots tend to show up a day or two before the rash and fade as it spreads, and per CDC patients are infectious from 4 days before to 4 days after rash onset, so spotting them early matters for isolation. Fever cases on https://t.co/YWxvjFK7ew

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Over 60% of known infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic—meaning they originate in animals. (e.g., Ebola, Rabies, COVID-19).
One Health is the future! 🌍🐾

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Koplik spots" on the buccal mucosa are a classic pathognomonic sign for which viral infection?
A) Rubella B) Varicella C) Mumps D) Measles
Pediatrics fans, this one is for you! 👇 #Pediatrics #MedEd

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@EZEKIELOZUMBA1 Alteration of Penicillin binding protein PBP2a->PBP2a'

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@EZEKIELOZUMBA1 Escherichia coli. Almost all Gram negative bacilli are inherently resistant to Vancomycin. Only a handful of them show susceptibility.

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@chiemezuo27576 Ceftriaxone

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Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. What is the primary vector?
A) Ixodes tick
B) Body louse
C) Flea
D) Tsetse fly
👇 Let’s see those answers! #PublicHealth #Microbiology

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Medicine's receipts: smallpox gone, polio nearly gone, HIV manageable, hep C curable, childhood cancer mostly survivable

Pseudoscience's receipts: Podcasts, discount codes and memes

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Quacks: "Doctors don't want you to know this!"

Doctors: publishing it in journals, presenting it at conferences, begging you to read it

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@DocPriyamMD Rifampicin

[Movie Mango @Go_Movie_Mango]

Why have we gradually made colleges responsible for students' mental health?

Parents, families, communities, healthcare systems and society shape a person's emotional development for 18+ years.

Yet when SOME young adult enters college and struggles psychologically, its blamed.+

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@IhabFathiSulima Anaphylaxis die to rupture of Hydatid cyst

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What is the causative agent of Syphilis?
A) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
B) Treponema pallidum
C) Chlamydia trachomatis
D) Haemophilus ducreyi
Drop your answer! 👇 #MedTwitter #STI

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@docakx Cat - Toxoplasma

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@Madihealth2026 Calcium

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@chiemezuo27576 Fluoroquinolones

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@chiemezuo27576 Chloramphenicol

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@simplify_drugs Ertapenem

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@modernHealthMe Rabies. Hydrophobia already set in. 100% fatal

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@chiemezuo27576 Cholera