Weirdobacterium confusii: Identification and Reporting of Uncommonly Encountered Microbes

Presenter:

• Rachael Liesman, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Director of the Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at Wisconsin Diagnostics Laboratories/Froedtert Health.

Description of Session:

“Weirdobacterium confusii? What the heck do I do with that??” While most identification in the microbiology is routine, organism identification can still be confusing. What’s that bug called? Is it a pathogen or a colonizer? What should we report it? What if it has a new name?

In today’s presentation, we will discuss rarely encountered microorganisms, using a case-based approach. Through these cases, we will discuss challenges associated with understanding the pathogenic potential and disease state associated with uncommonly encountered organisms and review best practices for reporting organisms with new names. If you haven’t seen these organisms before, you just might in the near future!

A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 1.0 contact hours of instruction toward credit.

This program is sponsored by the WSLH, which is an approved provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. program.

As part of the new P.A.C.E. continuing education process, please go to the ASCLS CE Organizer web site to print your P.A.C.E. certificates. You will search for the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene programs under the “Other P.A.C.E. Programs” tab on the ASCLS CE Organizer web site. You will be asked for a code number to print the certificate. We will provide you this number during the webinar.

Please note that the deadline for receiving P.A.C.E. education credit for this webinar is December 11th, 2025.

Materials:

• Weirdobacterium confusii: Identification and Reporting of Uncommonly Encountered Microbes – Presentation
• WCLN Webinar – Weirdobacterium confusii: Identification and Reporting of Uncommonly Encountered Microbes