UMHS Clinical Microbiology/Virology Laboratory

Parasite 'resistant to malaria drug' New strains of the parasite that causes malaria are developing a resistance to the drug most widely used against the disease.

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Michigan hospitals national leaders in preventing common and costly urinary tract infections | UofM ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Patients at Michigan hospitals are less likely to experience a urinary tract infection caused by a catheter than at other hospitals in the country, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.Michigan hospitals lead the way in using key prevention practices to reduce…

Lab Week is coming up! How is your lab preparing for the celebrations?

Come to downtown Ann Arbor this Sunday and root for the UMHS Microbiology lab as we race to beat Hematology and raise money for CS Mott!

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New Norovirus Strain Rips Through The U.S. : NPR More than half of norovirus outbreaks reported during the last four months of 2012 in the U.S. were caused by a strain first identified in Australia. Restaurants and long-term care facilities have been hit hardest.

We hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year!! Check out this article about LEAN in the Pathology department.

Inside View - University of Michigan Health System For a patient anxiously awaiting lab results—the good news, or the bad—time is of the essence. Learning that their tissue specimen was lost would be horrible.

Genomic Tests Show Promise for MRSA Control An apparent outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus could have been identified and controlled much sooner with the use of whole-genome sequencing, British investigators report

Malaria-Like Disease Follows Lyme's Path In New England : NPR Although Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in New England, researchers find that babesiosis, a disease that mimics malaria, catching up. The swelling population of white-tailed deer and the ticks that feed on their blood may be why.

Dr. Carol Kauffman, professor of internal medicine, spoke with the Pioneer Press about patients who contracted fungal meningitis from contaminated steroids manufactured at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, saying, "Some patients have done well. Others have come back in with disease elsewhere."

Fungal meningitis medical nightmare touches Brooklyn Park woman - TwinCities.com Pain is no stranger to Traci Maccoux.

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Quality Month recognizes Health System efforts to improve care | UMHS Headlines October is National Quality Month, and the University of Michigan Health System celebrates with a two-day poster session event that acknowledges our successes and raises awareness. The sessions will be held in Towsley Lobby, Tuesday, Oct. 30 and on Wednesday, Oct. 31. On Wednesday, staff can talk wi...