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The ASHE Podcast Episode 23: Uniting Disciplines Against Antimicrobial ResistanceIn this episode, Dr. Brittany Rodriguez, Dr. Andrea Prinzi, and Dr. Denver Niles discuss their recent ASHE publication, “Uniting disciplines against antimicrobial resistance (AMR): highlights from a multidisciplinary inaugural AMR Summit.” They share key takeaways from the inaugural AMR Summit, held in November 2024, including rapid diagnostics, implementation science, next-generation sequencing, and strategies for engaging hospital leadership. The conversation closes with a call to action and priorities for advancing AMR efforts over the next two years.

2025-09-2329 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 198: Let's Talk: The Evolution of ASTSeason 5 premieres today! Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is essential for guiding effective treatment—but how has it evolved, and what challenges are we still facing? In the first episode of this series in collaboration with bioMérieux, Dr. Andrea Prinzi joins Let's Talk Micro to explore the evolution of AST—from early methods to modern platforms like VITEK 2. We discuss the known issue of outdated breakpoints in clinical practice, the challenges with regulatory hurdles, and the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act. What is the Cures Act, and how does it affect the wa...

2025-08-0852 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro TBT: Talking Breakpoints with Dr. Andrea PrinziThis episode of Let's Talk Micro features Dr. Andrea Prinzi, a clinical microbiologist and frequent contributor to the American Society for Microbiology. Andrea joins the podcast to discuss a critical topic in clinical microbiology: antimicrobial susceptibility testing and breakpoints. Are labs using outdated breakpoints—and what does that mean for patient care? How are breakpoints determined and updated? Dr. Prinzi breaks it all down and shares insights from her article on the subject. Tune in to learn why staying current on breakpoints matters and what steps labs can take to improve antimicrobial stewardship. Th...

2025-08-0141 min

PASCV: Gone Viral Episode 11: It takes two to make a thing go right... it takes two to make it outta' sight!In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, we feature Drs. Filipe Cerqueira, PhD, D(ABMM), and Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, SM(ASCP), CPH, where we discuss the importance of industry collaboration with the clinical and public health laboratory, challenges and obstacles with developing a partnership, what an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) pipeline looks like, and how these entities can help and benefit one another!Check out the article below:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196439925000121...

2025-06-1637 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 192: Stronger Together: Partnerships in Diagnostics How familiar are you with partnerships and collaborations between the laboratory and the diagnostics industry? In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Dr. Kristen Smith to explore how partnerships between clinical labs, public health institutions, and the diagnostics industry drive innovation in in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs). What is the IVD pipeline? From discovery to product launch and beyond, these collaborations improve patient care, accelerate access to new technologies, and enhance public health outcomes. Why breaking silos and fostering inclusive partnerships is essential for the future of diagnostics? Tune in to find out.

2025-06-1345 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 185: The Path to Microbiology: their journey pt. 3What led or inspired you to choose the field of microbiology or laboratory medicine? Has your profession changed within the field? In this series where microbiologists and people from laboratory medicine talk about their careers, Luis is joined by Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Lisa Parlich. Andrea is a microbiologist that works in the industry and the co-host of the AMR series in this podcast. Lisa is a microbiologist who works now as an Infection Preventionist. What was their start in their lab like? What challenges did they encounter along the way? What led them to choose their profession? Tune i...

2025-04-251h 20

Editors in Conversation Getting a Job in a Clinical Microbiology LabLooking for a dynamic and rewarding career? Learn what it means to be a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Director and the necessary steps to get there. It's a diverse job encompassing infectious diseases diagnostic testing, patient care, teaching, and research. This episode is geared for those who are interested in pursuing (or already have) a Ph.D. or M.D. Guests: Alexandra Bryson, Ph.D. Andrea Prinzi, Ph.D Links: Join ASM for up to 50% off the publication fees when you publish in JCM or any of the ASM journals. This episode of Editors...

2025-01-1017 min

Outbreak News and Interviews Polio LivestreamOn today's Livestream special, the topic will be polio. We'll look at, among other things- history, vaccines and the current global situation and the challenges. Joining me will be two great guests to look at this important topic I have first time guest, Andrea Prinzi, PhD. Dr Prinzi is a field medical director of U.S. medical affairs with bioMérieux, Inc And I also have returning guest and friend to the show, Rodney Rohde, PhD. Dr Rohde is the Associate Director of the Translational Health Research Initiative at Texas State University. Check out Drs P...

2024-12-1149 min

Outbreak News and Interviews Meningococcal meningitis with Rodney Rohde, PhDOn today's podcast the topic is meningococcal meningitis. A new article by Drs. Andrea Prinzi and Rodney Rohde published on the American Society for Microbiology website discusses several aspects of the dangerous bacterial disease, plus it is chock full of interesting history. Joining me today to talk about meningococcal meningitis is Rodney Rohde, PhD. Dr Rohde is the Associate Director of the Translational Health Research Initiative at Texas State University.

2024-07-3034 min

Microbe Mail Careers in MicrobiologyEver wondered what Microbiologists get up to in the laboratory? Is it all about waiting for organisms to grow, "doomsday prophecies" regarding antimicrobial resistance, and asking for a clinical correlation? The feild of Microbiology is vast, and Vin speaks to some well seasoned experts to get their take on a career in Microbiology.About our Guests: Crystal Viljoen, B.Tech Biomedical Technology: Crystal has more than 20 years of laboratory experience, and is currently working as the laboratory manager at the Infection Control Laboratory Services in Johannesburg. She is also an executive member of Legionella Action Group...

2024-06-2553 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 101: Talking AMR: Beta-lactamsSeason 3 kicks off with the second episode of the AMR sub-series—this time focusing on beta-lactam antibiotics. Luis and Dr. Andrea Prinzi are joined by Dr. Brian Raux, a pharmacist, to discuss beta-lactam drug classes, mechanism of action, intrinsic resistance, and CLSI guidance. A must-listen for anyone interested in antimicrobial resistance. Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro

2023-08-2545 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 98: Talking AMR : An overviewThis episode is the first episode in what is going to be an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) sub-series. Dr. Andrea Prinzi joins me in this series. Together we breakdown this complex topic. In this episode we start with an overview of the state of AMR, Dr. Prinzi provides some history, and we explain what the series is going to be about. Learning this information can be challenging for professionals, but we are going to break it down as simple as we can. Knowing and understanding this information is a crucial part of our job as Medical Laboratory Scientists. We will...

2023-07-0740 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 85: Bacterial biofilms and antimicrobial resistanceIn this episode, Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Dr. Rodney Rohde join the podcast to discuss the article 'The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Antimicrobial Resistance.' What exactly are biofilms? Which organisms are commonly associated with them? And how do they contribute to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? Tune in for an insightful conversation on this important topic. Link to article: https://asm.org/Articles/2023/March/The-Role-of-Bacterial-Biofilms-in-Antimicrobial-Re Link to quorum sensing article: https://asm.org/Articles/2020/June/How-Quorum-Sensing-Works Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here...

2023-04-1434 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 70: Microbes and your grocery listThis episodes is about microbes in food. It features a conversation with Dr. Andrea Prinzi. Those of us that work in Microbiology are familiar with foods such as yogurt containing microbes. What about feta cheese? Enterococcus in your food? Tune in to find out more about this interesting topic that includes a popular meat substitute. Link to article: https://asm.org/Articles/2021/January/Microbes-That-Span-the-Clinical-Lab-and-Your-Groce

2022-12-0931 min

Editors in Conversation How Can Clinical Microbiology Labs Contribute to Antimicrobial Stewardship? (JCM ed.)Deciding how extensively to work up and report respiratory cultures is the worst. There are useful guidelines on how to approach this. But, in my experience, very few laboratories strictly follow these guidelines. That can be because of concerns about under-reporting pathogens or about over-reporting microbiota, or it can be the result of pressure from clinical staff to report more organisms than the guidelines suggest. Today, we'll be talking with two guests about their study on how over-reporting of organisms from respiratory tract cultures can lead to over treatment with antimicrobials. Guests: Dr. Sarah Parker, pediatric...

2022-11-1942 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro 68: Respiratory culturesIn this episode Dr. Andrea Prinzi returns to the podcast to talk about respiratory cultures. What are the types of respiratory cultures? What are the pathogens? What is the significance of yeast in respiratory cultures? Sputum rejection?Tune in to this episode to learn more about these cultures. Link to article about sputum rejection that Dr. Prinzi mentions in the episode: https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jcm.16.4.627-631.1982 Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro

2022-11-1841 min

Public Health Epidemiology Conversations Infectious Diseases And Public Health, With Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH If infectious diseases and public health is your thing then you've come to the right place! Joining us on this episode is Clinical Microbiologist, Science Communicator, and Infectious Diseases Specialist, Dr. Andrea Prinzi. Dr. Prinzi studied at the University of Colorado and went on to develop and run several microbiology educational programs. In 2018, she was handed the American Society for Clinical Pathologists 40 Under Forty award, and today, she serves as Medical Science Liaison at bioMérieux.

2022-10-1832 min $Let\'s Talk Micro$

Let's Talk Micro Episode 45: Talking Breakpoints with Dr. Andrea PrinziThis episode features an interview with Dr. Andrea Prinzi, an infectious disease medical science liaison and a contributor of many articles published in the American Society for Microbiology website. She comes to Let's Talk Micro to talk about antimicrobial susceptibility testing and breakpoints. Many laboratories are or have been using outdated breakpoints? What is the significance of this? How are breakpoints updated? Tune in to this episode to find out and check out Dr. Prinzi's article on the subject. Link to article: https://asm.org/Articles/2022/February/Updating-Breakpoints-in-Antimicrobial-Susceptibili

2022-05-0643 min