After years(!) of work, the 5th edition of Cases in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is out! I’m humbled to be part of this author team. Hope you enjoy this edition of the book, with a new format, as much as I enjoyed writing cases. ASM

Acinetobacter baumannii treatment strategies: a review of therapeutic challenges and considerations journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.112…

I would recommend all our microbiology residents to cover this book in year 1 as a basic foundation in ID. (You can always dip into Mandell later as appropriate).

The MALDI-TOF says this is STaphylococcus aureus. instagram.com/p/DL9W7-dxZMY/…

Reminder in QLD MenB vaccine available free via a state government program. Meningococcal, measles cases surge: What you need to know couriermail.com.au/health/why-mea…

🔥Finally published🔥 IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTI) Thanks Ignacio uman #idxposts idsociety.org/practice-guide…

Biopsy from lung nodules. (Photo: Dr Lynne Goh, Dept of Lab Medicine, Changi General Hospital) instagram.com/p/DMPUyqSRz7o/…

🔺NEW: Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2025) atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rc…

Rapid Emergence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Intrahost Variants among COVID-19 Patients with Prolonged Infections, Singapore wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31…

Welcome Iris! So great to have you sharing your extensive experience with resistant GNBs with us!

There probably needs to be wider recognition of this skin infection locally. journals.lww.com/smj/fulltext/9….

#Parasite case 78 is up, donated by Dr. Richard Bradbury: Found in a stool parasite exam; 10-15 um long. Identification? parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/08/case-o… Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

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take homes from the latest update to the Australian antibiotic guidelines from our AMS leader aimed.net.au/2025/08/05/442…

#Parasite case 784 is up, donated by Rebecca Black: Removed from a cat. What is this? parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/08/case-o… Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

The answer to the #Parasite Case 783 is up: Chilomastix mesnili cysts and trophozoites. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/08/answer… the classic morphology. #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

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Drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: mortality, emerging treatments, and future pharmacological targets for a WHO priority pathogen doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00…

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV): the virus who came with the common cold doi.org/10.1007/s15010…