Harry Porterfield, DO, FCAP
hsporterfield.bsky.social
Harry Porterfield, DO, FCAP
@hsporterfield.bsky.social
Medical Microbiology + Molecular Genetic Pathology = Me

Academic molecular microbiology medical director.

Academic interests are infections affecting Cystic Fibrosis and molecular epidemiology
August 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Y’all missed a great Grand Rounds. The standing ovation was well deserved!
May 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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April 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Giving a brief talk to ID on metagenomics. Best hook I can find is sensitivity and specificity are 75% and 68%. On par with a Fungitell assay for invasive fungal infections www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
February 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m usually not one for conspiracy theories but it sure is interesting that #PubMed is down…. #nih #ncbi
January 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Kai, have you heard or confirmed this:
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#NIH
I haven’t seen an official news release, but this seems like a reasonable move for this administration
January 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
January 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New Years Day is for games
January 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
MOL.20550 Test Results Statistics

How do you monitor statistics for your lab? What do you think about weekly review of %Pos compared with previous year’s data? Review daily for weeks with >2SD.

#CAP #AMP #Levey-Jennings #ControlCharts #RunCharts #Westgard
December 31, 2024 at 4:54 PM
December 20, 2024 at 3:17 AM
The micro word of the day is #Amoeboma! The next phrase that should come to your mind is “Flask Shaped Ulcers”. To be honest, even when I’m looking at an image of them, it is difficult for me to appreciate a flask shape. @elisabethbik.bsky.social how about you? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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