NUH_Micro

Microbiology Dept @nottmhospitals
Passionate about delivering high quality microbiology & virology services for Nottinghamshire.

[NUH_Micro @NUH_Micro]

Come and take a look inside our lab! We’re here 24/7 365! 🦠🥼🔬

[IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare @IBMScience]

In this latest My Lab Guided Tour, Specialist Biomedical Scientist Alexandra Merchant gives a guided tour of Clinical Microbiology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The laboratory is one of the region’s most dynamic and forward-thinking diagnostic services.

Watch here: https://t.co/EioCFky14S

Produced in collaboration with @BeckmanDx.

[IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare @IBMScience]

In this month's My Lab, we take a tour of Clinical Microbiology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - a UKAS-accredited service processing around one million diagnostic samples a year, with innovation, rapid diagnostics and a passionate team at its core:
https://t.co/WUX1ezcqM5

[ID:IOTS podcasting / idiots-pod.bsky.social @IDiots_pod]

Now this an episode, first of a triple

About all the work of a lab called RIPL

And we'd like to take minute now so sit right here

And learn about all the horrible pathogens you now should fear

New episode now live!

#IDXposts

https://t.co/gYS3Ur7MO0

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

Bacteria are evolving against antibiotics, with nearly 400 new resistant infections appearing each week in England. Read our blog post to find out how we can stay one step ahead by using antibiotics effectively. 🧠🦠
🔗 https://t.co/6qR5965VYm

[Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases @MayoClinicINFD]

Weekend Digest

Name the Pathogen

Five Clues
1. Foxes and coyote
2. Mimics malignancy
3. Irregular lesions without well-defined walls
4. Surgical resection
5. Albendazole

[IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare @IBMScience]

Today is #BiomedicalScienceDay2025
We’re recognising the Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and lab staff #BehindEveryTest. Their expertise underpins 1.5 billion tests a year - vital to 85% of patient pathways.
They are #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare.

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Thank you for joining us on the urine bench today! 👋🏻 We hope this has given some insight into how the microbiology laboratory helps to diagnose UTIs and guide treatment, as well as how you can spot the signs and symptoms of UTIs and help to prevent them.

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👋🏻 Welcome to the urines bench in the microbiology lab at NUH! 🦠

Today we will be showing you behind the scenes of one of the busiest benches in the lab, where we receive upwards of 500 samples a day, helping to diagnose infections of the urinary tract.

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⚠️🩺 If you are experiencing any UTI symptoms, please visit https://t.co/UbMfdlV86N for further info, or speak to a pharmacist or your GP. Don’t delay, UTIs can lead to kidney infections or even sepsis if left untreated.

[Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases @MayoClinicINFD]

Weekend Digest

Name the Pathogen

Five Clues
1. Filamentous fungus with acute-angle branching septate hyphae
2. CNS trophism / brain abscess
3. Near-drowning accident
4. Opportunistic pathogen in immune compromised hosts
5. Voriconazole treatment

[NUH_Micro @NUH_Micro]

Thank you to everyone in our department working this bank holiday weekend and every bank holiday. As a 24/7 365 service our amazing staff are always around to support patients in and out of the hospital! 🥳🎉🙌

[IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare @IBMScience]

This bank holiday, thank you to the biomedical scientists and laboratory staff who keep vital services running 24/7/365.

While many take a well-earned break, you remain #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare - supporting diagnosis, treatment and patient care every single day.

[Luke Turner 🦠 @MicroLukas]

🧵 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Burkholderia cepacia Complex (BCC)

*Can* we test?

*Should* we test?

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