Jessica Forbes

Clinical Microbiologist

[CACMID @CACMID]

1/3 We are pleased to announce the inaugural Michael R. Mulvey @CACMID Studentship Award, which will recognize a Canadian trainee that has made a noteworthy contribution to antimicrobial resistance in the form of a recently published article…

@superbugfighter @GovCanHealth

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging strain of a common bacteria that causes widespread infection in healthy individuals.

Learn more (and earn CPD credits): https://t.co/wRJfs6QvFt
@samik_doshi @jessdforbes @nishaandany #InfectiousDisease #IDtwitter

[JClinMicro EIC @JClinMicro]

Development and Validation of a Novel Anaerobic Carbapenem Inactivation Method (Ana-CIM) for the Detection of Carbapenemase Production in Bacteroides fragilis

https://t.co/hoM1KOjxlX @ASMicrobiology @schuetz_audrey @BurnhamBugDoc

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

New in OFID: An article highlighting the top peer-reviewed, antimicrobial stewardship-related publications from 2020 that detailed actionable interventions.

📄:https://t.co/0BRVjd9nxl #IDSAJournals @viridanspharmd @bbookstaver_USC @blandman19 @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@JoshMatlow And yet again, no acknowledgement of microbiologists and medical lab techs, you know, those responsible for diagnostic testing ….

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@BogochIsaac @ianhanomansing Stop in Regina!

[JClinMicro EIC @JClinMicro]

We got a swab.

[. @ElliTheelPhD]

Some guiding principles for when to use and when not to use #SerologicTesting for #InfectiousDiseases

Note: There are caveats/nuances not included and there will always be special cases 😬

[Jerad Gardner, MD @JMGardnerMD]

Nasal mucosal mass. Your diagnosis? Answer & more pics here: https://t.co/1mrs23l3PX. Many thanks to @sadiqamer for these incredible images! #pathology #pathologists #pathTwitter #dermpath #dermatology #dermatologia #dermtwitter #ENTpath #microbiology

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@JoshMatlow are there any guidelines in place for how/where to get your second dose if you’re moving across the country within a 4 month period?

[. @ElliTheelPhD]

#TickSeason is starting and #Lyme isn’t the only #TickBorneInfection to think about...

Fact: Incidence of #Anaplasma is increasing at a higher rate than any other tick borne infection over the last 20 years.

[Bobbi Pritt, MD @ParasiteGal]

The Parasite Case of Week 634 is up – critter in stool. What is it, and what is its significance here?
https://t.co/DVFaSWyE3L

#asmclinmicro #crittersontwitter #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

OFID: A new systematic review and meta-analysis assesses the effect of policies restricting the use of specific antibiotic classes on the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.

📄: https://t.co/GL1tgtR4LG

#IDSAJournals #OpenForumInfectDis @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi

[Jerad Gardner, MD @JMGardnerMD]

Syphilis, Necrotizing fasciitis, Erythrasma, Leprosy, Tinea versicolor, & more! 20 classic bacterial & fungal infections reviewed in this 1.25 hr #dermpath board review video: https://t.co/oAycmVoQOU. #pathology #pathologists #pathTwitter #dermatology #dermatologia #dermtwitter

[Jake Bledsoe @jake_bledsoe]

Paracoccidioides lymphadenitis. Characteristic polygemulating yeast ("ship's wheel") on GMS. #hemepath #pathology

[Nick Moore, Ph.D., D(ABMM) @nmoore07]

#MicroRounds day 86 #FungalFriday this yeast looks like an alien lifeform 🛸 from #StarTrek. Those tendrils reaching out to wrap around my spine and organs. But no, it’s just a hearty Candida albicans isolated from blood. #ASMClinMicro #IDtwitter #medtwitter

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@alextoussaint25 You should just come join us in Canada

[Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 @richdavisphd]

#MicroRounds (Day 741): Rhodoturula spp. are environmental yeasts, often contaminants, w/ scattered reports of clinical cases.

Red, pink or orange w/ colonies that can be dry/rough to actually dripping (R. mucilaginosa is a snot-like as the name implies) #ASMClinMicro #IDTwitter

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@alextoussaint25 Did I just hear COVID referred to as the China plague. The microbiologist in me is dying 😂😂

[Jessica Forbes @jessdforbes]

@alextoussaint25 I was planning a midday nap, and instead did a @alextoussaint25 club bangers. Got off the bike and my legs gave out. 😂😂 should’ve napped.