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CPHM Governance Restructure

On June 7, 2018, ASM's Board of Directors approved a proposal to restructure the CPHM governance and the way the...
06-22-2018
Division C Annual Reports

If you missed ASM Microbe 2018's Division C meeting, here's your chance to catch up! Click here to read all...
06-21-2018
Recent Open Access Journal Articles

Find open access JCM and CMR articles.
05-25-2018
Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network detects and contains emerging antibiotic resistance Detection of antibiotic resistance is vital to proper treatment and containment...
04-23-2018
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

ASM is a proud supporter of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW)!
04-20-2018

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ASM Updates

Subclinical infections can affect the vaccine response

Cytomegalovirus and other opportunistic infections are often thought to only have negative consequences for those experiencing overt disease symptoms. A...
06-22-2018
Using DNA technologies to answer epidemiological questions with Jennifer Gardy

Jennifer Gardy talks about whole-genome sequencing as a technique to address public health issues using genomic epidemiology. wholegenome sequencingpublic healthgenomic epidemiologytb
06-21-2018
TWiP 153 Letters

Philip writes: Dear TWiP Professors, Thank you for taking the time to broadcast these TWiP episodes. They have kept me intellectually charged as...
06-12-2018
Ars longa, vita brevis - TWiP 153

The case of the Panamanian Farmer with Three Weeks of Diarrhea, and how microbes egested during bites of sand flies...
06-12-2018
Salivating at ASM Microbe - TWiV 498

Vincent, Kathy and Rich travel to ASM Microbe 2018 in Atlanta where they speak with Stacy Horner and Ken Stapleford...
06-17-2018

News Digest

ASM Microbe Press Releases Now Available

Read the press releases covering cutting-edge research from ASM Microbe on topics from vaccines, to public health, to antimicrobial resistance.
06-13-2018
Dogs Can Be a Potential Risk for Future Influenza Pandemic

Dogs are a potential reservoir for a future influenza pandemic, according to a study published in the journal mBio. The study demonstrated...
06-05-2018
Synthetic Polymers May Help Stop Deadly Fungal Infections

Researchers who develop novel treatments for treatment-resistant fungal infections have found a new ally: Synthetic polymers.
05-23-2018
Scientists and Bioartists Create Stunning Microbial Artworks in ASM’s 4th Agar Art Contest

The American Society for Microbiology announces the winners of their 4th annual Agar Art contest. Submissions of artwork were created...
05-23-2018
ASM Journals Now Accepting Submissions in Any Format

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) recently announced that ASM Journals are now accepting initial submissions in any format to...
05-22-2018

Public Policy

ASM Comments on Clinical Laboratory Test Prices

ASM submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on payment for new codes which will be included...
06-20-2018
ASM Joins Laboratory Societies in Letters on Palmetto Coverage Determination

ASM joins laboratory societies in two letters on the Palmetto Draft Local Coverage Determinations on Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplified Tests...
05-18-2018
ASM Urges Congress to Make Ebola Emergency Funding Available

The ASM calls upon Congress to continue to make available thebalance of FY 2015 Ebola emergency funding, and to work...
05-11-2018
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

LYME DISEASE TESTING: OLD TESTS, NEW TESTS, AND OTHER TESTS
It’s Lyme Time! As summer approaches, ticks and people will meet up once again. Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease may change, but these changes should always based on scientific evidence.
Adherence to CDC Recommendations for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea, STD Surveillance Network (SSuN), 2016
A recent CDC MMWR report shows that providers treated 81% of patients diagnosed with gonorrhea using CDC’s recommended dual therapy.
IS IT REALLY ABOUT THE MIC?
The use of beta-lactamase combination agents like piperacillin-tazobactam to treat ESBL-producing isolates has always been somewhat controversial. Results from the new MERINO clinical trial suggest reviving ESBL testing. Romney Humphries explains why continued protocol tweaking helps laboratorians move closer to the perhaps-impossible goal of perfecting ESBL screening.
CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship: Section 1
More than 23,000 Americans die each year from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This training is the first of four sections designed to help clinicians optimize antibiotic use in the outpatient setting. Learn about antibiotic resistance and strategies to protect patients. Earn free CE.
Developing infectious disease diagnostics with Melissa Miller - MTM 81
Melissa Miller talks about the time it takes to develop a test for a new disease and her definition of ‘point-of-care’ diagnostics.

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