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Introduction
Antibiotic resistant microbes continue to be a major threat to both healthcare and community. Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) have become increasingly difficult to manage. My research with HAIs primarily examines MRSA prevalence in environments and diverse populations, while also examining how people learn and adapt to the condition. I also continue to conduct research in the zoonotic realm, primarily rabies. My teaching and research are integrated between clinical microbiology & MDx.
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August 2019 - present
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- Managing Director
Description
- https://www.txstate.edu/research/health/big-idea.html https://news.txstate.edu/inside-txst/big-ideas-podcast.html [Podcasts including Dr. Rohde's COVID19 podcasts] https://www.txstate.edu/research/health/bulletin.html
June 2017 - present
Global Citizenship Alliance
Position
- Fellow
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- Global Fellow and UT Austin Visiting Scholar via ACC Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar (Potsdam, Germany) & Globalizing Curriculum Faculty Learning Community (FLC). http://www.txstate.edu/news/news_releases/news_archive/2017/July-2017/Rohde070517.html
January 2017 - present
Association of Clinical Scientists
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- Fellow
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- http://www.clinicalscience.org/index.html
Education
August 2006 - August 2010
August 1990 - August 1992
September 1985 - May 1990
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More people in the US now die from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than from HIV/AIDS. Often acquired in healthcare facilities or during healthcare procedures, the extremely high incidence of MRSA infections and the dangerously low levels of literacy regarding antibiotic resistance in the general public are on a collis...
ASCLS is proud to announce that Dr. James Griffith and Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, two highly respected laboratory scientists specializing in the fields of infectious disease and public health, have composed an article that we hope will dispel some myths and confusion reported during the recent media frenzy about the Ebola virus. This article is being pub...
On any given day approximately 1 of every 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated infection (HAI), adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011. Pneumonia and surgical-site infection are the most common infection types, and Clostridium difficile is the most common pathogen. ractically, what this means is t...
To evaluate and characterize staphylococcal carriage, possibly including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and conversion rates in nursing students across clinical semester rotations and to describe risk factors.
A prospective longitudinal cohort design with six times of measurement. Data collected August 2010 to May 2012. Institu...
This original research is a directional study that determined the habits of individuals using four analyses to find statistical significance in the data collected from the surveys of 801 qualified of 1,340 individuals who agreed to participate. Results from the self-reported diagnosis of individuals affected by sarcoidosis produced seven statistica...
Inconsistent cleaning and disinfection practices continue to pose significant risks to patient safety in health care environments. Despite broadly aligned guidelines from agencies like the CDC, the World Health Organization, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and the Association of periOperative Register...
Workforce Reduction and the Impact on Public Health.
Workforce Reduction and the Impact on Public Health.
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In February 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) faced a significant workforce reduction, with nearly 1,300 probationary...
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service is providing support there. Here is an overview on testing, disease presentation, and vaccination, as well as commentary on the public health impact of vaccine hesitancy, and the unintended conseque...
Background
Biofilms are complex multicellular communities of microorganisms which can lead to a variety of human diseases and infections. Biofilms consist of microbes which are contained within a protective extra polymeric substance layer, resulting in increased resistance to disinfectants. From an economic perspective, it is estimated that potenti...
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), ASCP Board of Certification (BOC), American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), and National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) partnered in support of this effort. Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, MBCM, FACSc provided the content that was used as a...
Rohde R.E. Oropouche Virus Activity. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. October 2024, Volume 6, Issue 10. https://joom.ag/WUud/p8
OPEN ACCESS Article
The use of social media platforms in pathology and medical laboratory science has increased in recent years, revolutionizing the way professionals in these fields interact, disseminate information, and collaborate. To gain an understanding of the current landscape regarding social media use in pathology and medical laboratory science, a novel syste...
Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide for centuries. Its history is complicated by changes in the way humans adapt and live, and advancements in prevention and treatment were fueled by human emotion and personal experience that have been rarely rivaled throughout history. The progress...
Phelps, R., Rohde, R.E. (2024). COVID-19 and Uncertain Times. In: McClellan, S. (eds) Data, Security, and Trust in Smart Cities. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61117-9_8
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt around the world. It turns out that this is common. In fact, that...
As of 2024, dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that typically occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, is chief among these migrating vector-borne diseases. From Jan. 1-June 24, 2024, dengue has caused record-breaking numbers of cases worldwide. Over 10 million cases and 5,000 dengue-related deaths have been reported by 80 countries a...
*Rohde R.E. Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Diseases. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. August 2024, Volume 6, Issue 8. https://joom.ag/YTyd/p18
Article available online:
Andrea Prinzi & Rohde R.E. Bacterial Meningitis: History of Diagnosis and Treatment, American Society for Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs. January 25, 2024. https://asm.org/Articles/2024/July/Bacterial-Meningitis-A-History-of-Diagnosis-and-Tr
Rohde R.E. Fungal Meningitis. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. June 2024, Volume 6, Issue 6. https://joom.ag/Natd/p8
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Rohde, R.E., Chapter, “DNA Viruses.” In C.M. Cullen (ed), Ace the Boards: A Concise Review of Clinical Microbiology, 1st edition, Ace My Path, LLC 2023, Published June 5, 2024 [ASIN B0CXTGP3CX] https://www.acemypath.com/ & available on Amazon.
Rohde, R.E., Chapter, “Introduction to Virology.” In C.M. Cullen (ed), Ace the Boards: A Concise Review of Clinical Microbiology, 1st edition, Ace My Path, LLC 2023, Published June 5, 2024 [ASIN B0CXTGP3CX] https://www.acemypath.com/ & available on Amazon.
Rohde, R.E., Chapter, “RNA Viruses.” In C.M. Cullen (ed), Ace the Boards: A Concise Review of Clinical Microbiology, 1st edition, Ace My Path, LLC 2023, Published June 5, 2024 [ASIN B0CXTGP3CX] https://www.acemypath.com/ & available on Amazon.
Measles is caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease.
Illustration rendering of the measles virus particle.
This illustration provides a 3D graphic representation of a spher...
Rohde R.E. Walk Like a Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. February 2024, Volume 6, Issue 2. https://joom.ag/kQAd/p8
Most of society by now are at least somewhat aware of the severe shortages of frontline nurses and doctors. Workforce shortages were here even before the pandemic – but now, like most professions, the healthcare and public health workforce shortage has reached dangerously low staffing levels. In a recent 2023 Definitive Healthcare report, the autho...
Health care facilities serve as havens for patients seeking treatment for disease and injury. However, they can also be home to a hidden world of microbes, lurking in places and devices that lead to life-threatening infections. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 31 patients will acquire at least 1 health ca...
As we approach the end of our fourth year with COVID-19, we are still facing those old foes of influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the infection and condition of COVID-19.
While the world has grown weary of hearing about COVID-19, it is crucial that everyone continues to learn about the on...
A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died of the raccoon variant of the virus, which is typically found only in the Appalachian Mountains. Detecting this variant hundreds of miles away in the Midwest raised concerns about a potential outbreak and launched a public health task force to vaccinate all racc...
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases defines emerging infectious diseases/pathogens as those “that have newly appeared in a population or have existed but are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.” As the world takes a collective breath after four years of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 and a global m...
Rohde R.E. Human Paramyxovirus. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. December 2023, Volume 5, Issue 12. https://www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com/monthly-issues/
As autumn transitions to winter, there's more than a simple chill in the air—a stark reminder that respiratory viruses like influenza (flu), SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will be following people as they migrate indoors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that COVID-19 activity remains high this sea...
Rohde R.E. , EvaClean Insights Newsletter Oct 2023. October 30, 2023. https://www.evaclean.com/news-events/oct-2023-newsletter
Contagions exist everywhere, not just in healthcare. As is often the case, people may be contagious before they realize they are sick. Infections are easily spread through contact or by touching contaminated objects or sur...
Rohde R.E. Wastewater Surveillance Works. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. October 2023, Volume 5, Issue 10. https://joom.ag/RHTd/p8
Rohde R.E. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. August 2023, Volume 5, Issue 8-9. https://joom.ag/sCNd/p8
Malaria, an infectious disease caused by parasites belonging to the Plasmodium genus and transmitted by infected mosquitoes, is responsible for mortality and morbidity in over 40% of the world, making it one of the most devastating diseases in human history. In fact, the disease is thought to be responsible for between 2-5% of all fatalities that o...
The spillover of zoonotic diseases continues to make headlines across the globe, from SARS-CoV-2 to Mpox to Yellow Fever. On June 26, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) distributed a Health Alert Network notification about locally acquired malaria in Florida and Texas—the first cases in the U.S. in two decades. Although the...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus belonging to the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae (Kuehnert, 2021). The disease was first described in the 1940s during an outbreak among Soviet military recruits in the Crimean Peninsula following World War II. In 1967, a virus that was isolated from an ill child in what is n...
The World Health Organization considers antimicrobial resistance to be one of the most serious threats for global health. Similar to the way bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, fungal infections throughout the world are becoming more drug-resistant and more deadly.
In early 2023, the New York State Department of Health reported two...
From October 2021 through May 2022, approximately 109 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children were publicly reported.1 Since May 3, 2023, an additional 282 cases (391 total pediatric patients) have been reported in 46 states and jurisdictions and in at least 11 countries in Europe and the Americas.1
The recent increase in cases und...
There is a growing personnel crisis in the United States’ health care systems. This crisis was present way before the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical laboratory professionals know it. The academic programs who train medical laboratory professionals know it. Those in health care leadership roles know it. However, unlike public facing professions (e.g...
Open Access: Rohde R.E. The Infection Preventionist Journey. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. June 2023, Volume 5, Issue 6. https://joom.ag/PQRd/p8
The microbial battlefront is a complex array of variables in today’s global public health, community, healthcare, and long-term environmental settings. While the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) issue is at the top of the list of concerns, there is another often hidden war going on at the surface.
Open Access: Rohde R.E. Understanding the Hi...
Rohde R.E. Public Health and Medical Laboratory Professional Identity. American Society for Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs. April 28, 2023. https://stage.asm.org/Articles/2023/April/Public-Health-and-Medical-Laboratory-Professional
Rohde R.E. & Dhagat Priya. What You Need to Know About Nipah Virus. American Society for Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs. April 20, 2023. https://asm.org/Articles/2023/April/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Nipah-Virus
Rohde R.E. Invited interview for the #podcast on Let’s Talk Micro with Luis Plaza – S02 E85 - 85: Bacterial Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance with Dr. Rodney E. Rohde and Dr. Andrea Prinzi. April 14, 2023. https://rss.com/podcasts/letstalkmicro/906002/?fbclid=IwAR07oLKPWM8fstiNxQ_lj146VhPUlXqF6dYk9cTYnjwLSFB_StJsp_EPqjg
Rohde R.E. Gonorrhea: Not Your Usual STI Anymore. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. April 2023, Volume 5, Issue 4. https://joom.ag/yr6d/p8
Update on ongoing emergence of antimicrobial resistance #AMR #STI
Fifty-six years following its discovery, Marburg virus (MARV)—a cousin to Ebolavirus in the Filoviridae family—remains a feared pathogen with high fatality and no licensed treatments or vaccines. Recent outbreaks of the disease have captured headlines and demonstrated that its geographic range is expanding.
https://asm.org/Articles/2023/March/Marbu...
Biofilms have long been recognized in nature and may be found adhering to a variety of surfaces, including rocks in streams (slime), mammalian teeth, roots of plants and even in water pipes. Biofilms may be the most adaptable microbial feature in nature. However, when the associated microbes are pathogenic, this ability to aggregate into biofilms b...
Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a field is poorly understood by both the public and health care communities.
Laboratory medicine, also known as clinical pathology, is one of two main...
OPEN ACCESS via: Rohde R.E. Raccoons, Aromatherapy and Burkholderia. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. February 2023, Volume 5, Issue 2. p. 8. https://joom.ag/4gld/p8
As autumn transitions to winter, there's more than a simple chill in the air. A U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) health advisory and media briefing, held on November 4, 2022, indicated that the incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is increasing in 8 out of 10 public health regions in the U.S. (all except the Southeas...
Rohde R.E. ‘Tis The Respiratory Season. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. December 2022, Volume 4, Issue 12. p. 8. https://joom.ag/Oz5d/p8
Rohde R.E. Monkeypox: Now What? Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. October 2022, Volume 4, Issue 10. p. 8. https://joom.ag/aMzd/p8
Monkeypox is examined from a infection control and prevention lens.
Due to the possibility that bird flu viruses could mutate and gain the ability to spread easily between people, avian influenza poses a significant pandemic threat to birds and humans alike. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring for illness among humans exposed to infected birds since outbreaks were detected...
Plentiful and essential, water is considered the universal solvent for biological life. Indeed, life is thought to have originated in the aqueous environment of the planet, and living organisms rely on blood, extra- and intracellular solutions and digestive juices for biological processes. Yet, water can also be a place where dangerous and deadly m...
Rohde R.E. Investigating the U.S. Case of Human Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. June 2022, Volume 4, Issue 6. p. 8. https://joom.ag/O2ad/p8
On May 7, 2022 the world was alerted to a confirmed case of monkeypox in the United Kingdom. Cases have since cropped up across the globe, from Sweden and Australia, to the U.S. and Canada. As of May 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 92 confirmed (and 28 suspected) monkeypox cases in 12 countries where the disease is not normally pre...
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient who had recently traveled to Canada. Cases have also been reported in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Monkeypox isn’t a new disease. The first confirmed human case was in 1970, when the virus was isola...
Plentiful and essential, water is considered the universal solvent for biological life. Indeed, life is thought to have originated in the aqueous environment of the planet, and living organisms rely on blood, extra- and intracellular solutions and digestive juices for biological processes. Furthermore, research has demonstrated positive health outc...
Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They conduct some 13 billion laboratory medicine tests annually in the U.S. As of January 2022, these individuals had also performed more than 860 million COVID-19 tests and counting during the pandemic.
Why should anyone care? Laboratory testing is the...
Objective To assess college students’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines and the factors that influence their decisions. Participants: Traditional (aged 18–23) undergraduate students at a university in central Texas. Methods: An online survey was administered in fall 2020 to 614 students stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Results: 40.9% of...
Rohde R.E. US is split between the vaccinated and unvaccinated – and deaths and hospitalizations reflect this divide. The Conversation. July 22, 2021. https://theconversation.com/us-is-split-between-the-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-and-deaths-and-hospitalizations-reflect-this-divide-164460
Rohde R.E. American Society of Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs article. Molecular Diagnostics in the Medical Laboratory in Real Time. American Society of Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs. July 7, 2021. https://asm.org/Articles/2021/July/Molecular-Diagnostics-in-the-Medical-Laboratory-in
Rohde R.E. Fungal infections worldwide are becoming resistant to drugs and more deadly. The Conversation. June 28, 2021. https://theconversation.com/fungal-infections-worldwide-are-becoming-resistant-to-drugs-and-more-deadly-161975
I often refer to antimicrobial resistance as the slow-burning pandemic that continues to spread like a smoldering wildfire-picture a large expanding, ignored sustained bed of coals that continues to make global progress by sparking fires around the world. Antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance is everyone's problem. The Centers for Disease Control...
Rohde R.E. Microplastics and Antibiotic Resistance. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. May 2021, Volume 3, Issue 5. p. 8. https://joom.ag/cf8I/p8
Dr. Rodney Rohde, a virologist and clinical laboratory expert, explores the challenges of detecting coronavirus variants.
Rohde R.E. American Society of Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs article. Chagas Disease in the U.S.: What We Do and Don’t Know. American Society of Microbiology, Bugs and Drugs article. April 14, 2021. https://asm.org/Articles/2021/April/Chagas-Disease-in-the-U-S-What-We-Know-About-the-K
Zoonotic diseases such as Ebola, Rabies, Zika, African swine fever, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerge into the human experience (and language) through an intricate and complex biological process known as spillover. Spillover of novel pathogens typically occurs through the intersection of the agent (e.g. virus)...
The Conversation. February 16, 2021. https://theconversation.com/why-herd-immunity-may-be-impossible-without-vaccinating-children-against-covid-19-154790
It may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States. That’s a problem for reaching herd immunity quickly.
Children are a significant portion of the...
Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. February 2021, Volume 2, Issue 2. pp. 8-9. https://joom.ag/drQI/p8
Smerconish. January 14, 2021. https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/the-imminence-of-the-next-sars-outbreak
“Our work suggests a potential risk of SARS-CoV re-emergence from viruses currently circulating in bat populations.”
These were words written by Professor Ralph Baric’s group in 2015, foreshadowing a pandemic that would define a genera...
Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. January 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, p.8. https://joom.ag/nuiI/p8
Who do you think performs your medical laboratory tests for COVID-19 or any other test? If you answered “my doctor” or “my nurse” or a robot, you would be completely wrong.
To put it bluntly, your life is in the hands of medical laboratory professionals. We perform an estimated 13 billion laboratory tests in the United States each year. That means...
Rabies is an ancient, much-feared, and neglected infectious disease. Caused by pathogens in the family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus, and distributed globally, this viral zoonosis results in tens of thousands of human fatalities and millions of exposures annually. All mammals are believed susceptible, but only certain taxa act as reservoirs. Depe...
Rohde R.E. Just what do you know about gonorrhea? Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. August 2020, Volume 2, Issue 8, p.8. https://joom.ag/twZC/p8
Rohde R.E. COVID-19 Testing: Is it time to jump into the pool? Invited American Society of Microbiology article. July 20, 2020. https://asm.org/Articles/2020/July/COVID-19-Pool-Testing-Is-It-Time-to-Jump-In
Rohde R.E. (Bio)filming in the Environment. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. July 2020, Volume 2, Issue 7, p.8. https://joom.ag/clTC/p8
Rohde R.E. The Coronavirus Pandemic Isn’t Over: Keep Washing Your Hands As Economies Reopen. Forbes, Coronavirus Frontlines, Healthcare. June 10, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/coronavirusfrontlines/2020/06/10/the-coronavirus-pandemic-isnt-over-keep-washing-your-hands-as-economies-reopen/#59ee5f2a54f0
Rohde R.E. Tuberculosis: It Keeps on Keeping On. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. June 2020, Volume 2, Issue 6, p.8. https://joom.ag/u68C/p8
The Environment can be a Dangerous Place. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. May 2020, Volume 2, Issue 5, p.9. https://joom.ag/tw1C/p8
Pseudomonas aeruginosa discussion
Rohde R.E. Beating Pandemics Like COVID-19 Requires More Medical Laboratory Professionals, This Virologist Explains. Forbes, April 23, 2020.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/coronavirusfrontlines/2020/04/22/beating-pandemics-like-covid-19-requires-more-medical-laboratory-professionals-this-virologist-explains/?fbclid=IwAR1M3suIlaPqYS7U1N7i_zT13SFOBu4Cm...
Rohde R.E. Celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals – We Save Lives Every Day! American Society for Microbiology, Invited online article, April 23, 2020. https://asm.org/Articles/2020/April/Celebrating-Medical-Laboratory-Professionals-We
Rohde R.E. Exactly What is Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)? Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. April 2020, Volume 2, Issue 4, p.10. https://joom.ag/mlYC
Rohde R.E. Some Truths About#SARSCoV2 / #COVID19 / #coronavirus. Invited article for Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario (MLPAO), Spring 2020 ADVOCATE 27(1):5-6. April 2, 2020. https://www.mlpao.org/post/some-truths-about-sarscov2---covid19---coronavirus
As an infectious disease and clinical microbiology expert, Prof. Rodney E. Rohde of the Texas State University College of Health Professions receives daily calls from the media, government and university officials, public health and professional organizations and the public asking him about the emerging novel coronavirus outbreak. Here, he shares s...
An editorial / commentary regarding the dangers posed by pathogens on the surfaces of medical devices.
Rohde R.E. Walking Through the Microscopic Valley of Death. Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. February 2020, Volume 3, Issue 1. https://joom.ag/FSBe/p8
Novel Coronavirus Lab Protocols and Responses: Next Steps
See: https://asm.org/Articles/2020/February/Next-Steps-for-Novel-Coronavirus-Medical-Laborator
Should You Be Worried about the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak?
Outbreaks of new (novel) virus infections among people are always public health concerns. Public health officials, scientists, researchers, media and the public should take this current 2019-nCoV outbreak seriously and monitor it closely. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Rohde R.E. A Microbial Home for the Holidays? Invited Monthly Columnist for “Under the Microscope” – Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. January 2020, Volume 2, Issue 1.
https://www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com/monthly-issues/
Public Health Thank You Day is November 25, 2019. #PHTYD10 is a time to recognize public health professionals who work tirelessly every day to protect the health of all people and all communities. Public health professionals are dedicated to reducing infant mortality, developing and distributing vaccines, tracking infectious outbreaks, curbing anti...
Public Health Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology are closely related fields. The skills and training for each overlap, as do career trajectories in these sectors. Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, currently a Professor and Chair of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Texas State University, spends his time in clinical microbiology and medical laborat...
Science communication is part of a scientist’s everyday life. Scientists must give talks, write papers and proposals, communicate with a variety of audiences, and educate others. Thus to be successful, regardless of field or career path, scientists must learn how to communicate. Moreover, scientists must learn how to communicate effectively. In oth...
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Medical Laboratory Professionals SAVE LIVES everyday by generating up to 70% of the medical data (lab results) that physicians and other healthcare professionals need to make a diagnosis and do their job. Yet, we are often a hidden profession and many people, both medical and lay public, don't understand exactly how critical our profession is to the healthcare system. Please take a moment to check out this article if you have never heard of us: http://www.elsevier.com/connect/the-hidden-profession-that-saves-lives
And, share it with your colleagues and friends. It's a wonderful career path alternative to medical school or other allied health professions. And, if you do know who we are...THANKS and keep spreading the word!
Check out this commentary article on the careers and opportunities for this great educational major: http://www.elsevier.com/connect/the-hidden-profession-that-saves-lives
HAIs are a global ongoing problem. HAIs, such as MRSA and C. difficile, are a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and economic loss. In many instances, it has become epidemic yet hidden to the general public.
I teach a senior level Medical Laboratory Science Molecular Diagnostics course. I am looking for a reliable (results reproducible) kit that I might purchase to teach to senior level undergraduates.
