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How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures ... #Contaminant #Contamination
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
VarunPhadke2 #BloodCultures ... #Contaminant #Contamination
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Ddx #Diagnosis #Bloodculture
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Possible tissue contamination ... - Extensive contamination
This is a summary of 6 techniques for N95 decontamination and safe reuse cycles #COVID #COVID19
techniques for N95 decontamination
Blast Injury Categories
 - Primary - Direct effect from blast shockwave 
 - Secondary - Impact
Environmental contamination
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis #Negative #BloodCultures
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tract infection; contamination
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Prophylaxis  Oral Decontamination
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
#Management #BloodCultures