@danrhoads

Clinical microbiologist @ClevelandClinic. Interested in novel diagnostics, AMR, phage therapy, ID pathology, biofilm infections, & informatics. (Views are mine)

 Cleveland, Ohio
Joined October 2008
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The @ClevelandClinic microbiology team has now detected more than 1000 Cyclospora cases. clevelandcliniclabs.com/outb…
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Talking with the experts including @ParasiteGal about the Cyclospora outbreak. One of the biggest food borne outbreaks in history. 🔬💩 asm.org/podcasts/editors-in-…

Cyclospora In The Lab

Cyclospora. How does one acquire this parasite? What are the risks? And – most importantly for our audience – how does the lab approach diagnosis?

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350 Cyclospora cases detected by @ClevelandClinic … so far clevelandcliniclabs.com/outb…
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200 Cyclospora positives in 5 days…
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150+ Cyclospora cases detected by @ClevelandClinic lab testing in the recent days. 🔬 clevelandcliniclabs.com/outb…
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150+ Cyclospora cases detected by @ClevelandClinic lab testing in the recent days. 🔬 clevelandcliniclabs.com/outb…
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Cyclosporiasis hitting Michigan and Ohio. Hundreds of cases reported in each state.
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🦠 Cyclospora cases are increasing across Ohio. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, fatigue & loss of appetite. Wash produce well, practice good hand hygiene, and contact your healthcare provider if symptoms are severe or persistent. #PublicHealth
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🦠🦠🦠 Subclade K 🦠🦠🦠 Newly published paper from @ClevelandClinic describing the emergence of H3N2 Subclade K in Ohio: journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10…
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Tiny bacilli seen on sputum Gram stain. Its growth satellites around S. aureus on blood agar, and it grows well on chocolate 🍫 agar. Pfieffer mistakenly thought it caused influenza when he discovered it, which is why “influenza” is in its name. 🧫🔬Haemophilus influenzae🔬🧫
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🔬Classic Gram stain morphology🔬 🕷️Spidery gram-positive bacilli🕷️ Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes 📸 Pictured is a blood 🩸culture 🧫 that was contaminated with these bacteria from the skin. It can cause infection; C. acnes is a common cause of shoulder PJI.
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🦠🦠 H3N2 subclade K is here 🦠 🦠 Kudos to the diagnostic microbiology team @CLEClinicLabs for standing up Influenza A whole genome sequencing just in time for the new flu. clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…
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Free rapid AST webinar from @ASMicrobiology on 6 Nov 2025: asm.org/webinars/direct-from…

Direct-From-Blood Rapid AST

With an ever-expanding portfolio of FDA-cleared devices for rapid AST directly from positive blood cultures, microbiology laboratories have more choices than ever.

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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows23 Oct 2025
🦠 Second place at #IDWeek2025 #BugBowl but first in our hearts 💙 The CCF Bug Bowl team absolutely crushed it today! Months of hard work, dedication, and infectious enthusiasm paid off — they made us so proud! #IDFellows #TeamCCF @IDWeekmtg
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Flu A doing its thing…
Daniel D. Rhoads@danrhoads4 Feb 2025
🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 So much flu… clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…

Respiratory Virus Surveillance Statistics | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Cleveland Clinic currently performs more than 10,000 tests for respiratory viruses per week across Northeast Ohio.

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🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 So much flu… clevelandcliniclabs.com/resp…

Respiratory Virus Surveillance Statistics | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Cleveland Clinic currently performs more than 10,000 tests for respiratory viruses per week across Northeast Ohio.

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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows16 Nov 2024
As we approach World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, at today’s micro plate rounds we learned about beta-lactamases—the enzymes driving beta-lactam resistance. A timely discussion on the mechanisms fueling AMR. #WAAW #AntimicrobialResistance #InfectiousDiseases @PathologyBurns
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Mike Honey@Mike_Honey_9 Nov 2024
Here's the latest variant picture for the United States. DeFLuQE variants are still dominant, but growth has ended and they are in sharp decline. XEC.* grew strongly to around 27%. 🧵
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CCF ID Fellows@ccf_idfellows1 Nov 2024
Micro Plate rounds are always a highlight of the week! So grateful for the teaching and expertise our amazing microbiology team shares with us at CCF . Learning from the best to provide the best care! @danrhoads @ClevelandClinic
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cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/myco… ❗️Mycoplasma pneumoniae is BACK 🫁
🎒Joanna Teglund✊😷🍉Human life is sacred@JoannaTeglund21 Oct 2024
This is the 5th year of the pandemic in the Let It Rip Kingdom of Sweden. Everyone is constantly reinfected with the immune damaging SARS-CoV-2. Respiratory virus/bacteria infections like Rhino/Enterovirus, Adenovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Pertussis are skyrocketing. 🧵1/
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Walking pneumonia is a bacterial infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections have been increasing in children since last spring and remain high, especially for kids ages 2-4 years, according to the CDC. buff.ly/40gIa1E
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🦠 🧠 Microbial Memory 🧠 🦠 Fun & brief write-up by @madelinerb2 on an understudied and clinically important part of microbiology that impacts small colony variants, mucoid phenotypes, heteroresistance, virulence, and more…. asm.org/articles/2024/august… @necrosignaling

Do Microbes Have Memory?

Microbes don’t have brains—but they do have memory. They can store information and adjust their behavior based on past experiences. What can we learn by peering into the memories of microbes?

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