Let's Talk Micro
Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical Laboratory Scientist and microbiologist, who also shares his experiences in the field.
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Episodes (237)
229: Gram-Negative Cocci: Beyond the Plate
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228: Gram-Negative Cocci: What to Do After the Gram Stain
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227: When Gram-Negative Cocci Show Up: How to Think at the Bench
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226: CLSI M100 2026 Updates
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Quick Update from Let's Talk Micro
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225: Too Many Bugs, One Culture: A CMPH Guide to Wound Cultures
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224: Micro Minutes: Sometimes Gram Stains Lie
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223: SuperStat to Storytime: Building the Future of Laboratory Medicine
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222: Parasites, Pediatrics, and the Lab: A Study from Guinea, West Africa
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221: Beyond the Plate: Your Isolates and Genomic Epidemiology
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220: New Clinical Microbiology Certification Pathway at UF
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219: Tick-Borne Diseases: The Lab and Diagnostics
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218: Metagenomics in Clinical Microbiology
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217: Micro Minutes: Don't Let PEA Fool You
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216: AMR Summit 2025: One Health, One Fight
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215: One Health, Many Species: AMR Through a Veterinary Lens
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214: Beyond the Bench: Optimization & Stewardship in Action
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213: Micro Minutes: When Bacteria Break the Rules
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212: Micro Minutes: Sometimes MacConkey Lies
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211: At the Speed of AST: Diagnosing Resistance Faster
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210: IDWeek 2025 Highlights: From Bench to Bedside
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209: CLSI y resistencia antimicrobiana (In Spanish)
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208: The Microbiome Center of Puerto Rico
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207: Micro Lab and Stewardship: Collaboration in Action (Pt.2)
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206: Micro Lab and Stewardship: Collaboration in Action (Pt.1)
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205: Complicated UTIs: The New IDSA Guidelines
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204: In the Bloodstream: Diagnosing Infections Faster
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203: What's New with Brucella?
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202: AI vs. Superbugs: Can AI Help?
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201: Spotlight: Rethinking AST-Disk Diffusion on Early Growth
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200: Early Growth, Faster Answers: Rethinking AST
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199: Antibiotics: What's New in Treatment
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198: Let's Talk: The Evolution of AST
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TBT: Talking Breakpoints with Dr. Andrea Prinzi
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TBT: Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook
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195: Diabetic Wound Cultures: From Chaos to Clarity in the Micro Lab
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194: Live from ASM Microbe 2025: Poster Highlights, Trends & Takeaways
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193: ASM 2025: Fast Science. Big Cases
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192: Stronger Together: Partnerships in Diagnostics
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191: TBT- Talking HIV with Dr. Hsu
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190: Aztreonam-avibactam
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189: Outbreak Detection System
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188: Haemophilus: ALA, susceptibilities, and more
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187: Haemophilus
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186: Talking CPEP Fellowship
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185: The Path to Microbiology: their journey pt. 3
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184: Lariocidin
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183: 101 Topics for Clinical Microbiology Lab Leaders
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182: TBT- Next Generation Sequencing
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181: Microbiology CAP Checklists: Latest Updates
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