Abstract
2018 was a memorable year for infectious diseases and the microbiology laboratory, and this article, albeit through the eyes of only one individual, will review some of the key events and issues that microbiology and infectious diseases encountered in 2018. Some of these were daily “problems,” and some were welcome additions to our diagnostic acumen. For instance, we witnessed the emergence of an antibiotic-resistant yeast, an unresolved paralytic illness in children, and a repeat of a hemorrhagic fever nightmare. In addition, 2018 gave us an influenza season that rivaled the 2009 swine flu pandemic, we witnessed the reemergence of some vaccine-preventable diseases that we thought were gone, and sexually transmitted infections in newborns increased. These challenges notwithstanding, we began to better utilize newer technology to identify agents of disease even while navigating through budget and resource constraints.
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