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Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

APRIL 22-28, 2018 ASM is a supporter of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW). MLPW provides the profession with a unique opportunity to...
04-20-2018
Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in the U.S.Ramped-up CDC strategy helps providers stop spread of new threats, prevents large...
04-04-2018
Recent Open Access Journal Articles

Find open access JCM and CMR articles.
04-04-2018
Duodenoscope Sampling and Culturing Protocol

FDA, along with CDC, representatives from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and other endoscope culturing experts, has developed voluntary...
02-27-2018
Free Training

New course: Healthcare Professionals: Optimize Antibiotic Prescribing and Use
02-22-2018

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ASM Updates

ASM applauds the new Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research

This important initiative to promote cross-disciplinary research to answer the complex questions about microbiome science is imperative.
04-20-2018
TWiM 174 Letters

8 Nadia writes: - book giveaway winner Dear TWIMers, I am writing to win the book contest. When I heard you were...
04-19-2018
A Gathering Typhoid Storm - TWiM 174

Why untreatable typhoid fever might be on the way, and the evolution of fungal virulence in tropical frogs.antibiotic resistanceTyphoid FeverFungi
04-19-2018
Plants and the bacteria at the root of it all

Watch where you step! Soil-dwelling bacteria may hold the key to the future of agriculture.microbial sciencesplantsBacteria
04-16-2018
CD4 Hunter - TWiV 489

Vincent visits Sandra Urdaneta-Hartmann at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia to talk about the development of the mobile...
04-15-2018

News Digest

Tampons Can Cause Toxic Shock Syndrome

The use of intravaginal menstrual pads may be responsible for rare cases of menstrual toxic shock syndrome in women whose...
04-20-2018
Study Finds Malaria Parasites Prevalent in North American Fawns

Parasites that cause malaria can lurk in plain sight, including in deer in North America.
04-18-2018
New York City’s mice carry human pathogens with antibiotic resistance genes

Researchers have found that mice living in New York City’s residential buildings harbor multiple bacteria species that can cause human...
04-17-2018
Newly Discovered Mechanism Enables Avian Flu Viruses to Infect Humans

A team of Swiss investigators has found a new mechanism that is critical to the ability of certain avian influenza...
04-10-2018
Researchers analyze genome of deadly, drug-resistant pathogen

To better understand the molecular drivers behind resistance, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently conducted...
04-03-2018

Public Policy

ASM Prepares Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill Summary

The ASM Office of Public Affairs has prepared a document explaining science-related spending in the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus Spending...
04-18-2018
ASM Responds to CMS RFI on Laboratory Personnel

ASM drafted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) personnel...
03-12-2018
Protecting Americans within Our Borders Requires Strong Domestic and Global Investment

The American Society for Microbiology issued the following statement in response to the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget released...
02-13-2018
ASM Signs on to Letter Urging Increased Science Funding

ASM signed on to a letter supporting increased 302b allocations for science research. The letter, signed by 95 businesses, universities,...
02-07-2018
Notice of Health Agency Changes During a Government Shutdown

Check the latest update from HHS on what the shutdown means for the nation's top public health agencies. View the...
01-19-2018

Successful Treatment of Persistent Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteremia with Ceftazidime-Avibactam
This Journal section presents a real, challenging case involving a multidrug-resistant organism. The case authors present the rationale for their therapeutic strategy and discuss the impact of mechanisms of resistance on clinical outcome. Expert clinicians then provide a commentary on the case.
MORE THAN JUST STREP IN STREP THROAT?
Strep throat isn’t just Strep anymore! The most recent organism linked to bacterial pharyngitis is the anaerobic bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum. Find out how this and other organisms that cause pharyngitis are diagnosed.
CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship: Section 1
This interactive web-based activity is the first of four sections designed to help clinicians optimize antibiotic use to combat antibiotic resistance and improve healthcare quality and patient safety.
Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs – A Guide For State and Local Health Departments
The opioid misuse epidemic has substantially increased the transmission risk of blood-borne viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C virus, through injection drug use. The following documents provide guidance on how to prepare for, detect, investigate and respond to an HIV or hepatitis C outbreak among people who inject drugs.
AST WEBINAR SERIES TEACHES FOUNDATIONAL ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING CONCEPTS
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is a common topic on Bugs & Drugs, but where to get started? The ASM-CLSI Webinar series is a great place to learn AST foundational concepts important for all clinical microbiologists.
CDC Announcement: Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in the U.S.
Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in the U.S. Ramped-up CDC strategy helps providers stop spread of new threats, prevents large outbreaks.

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