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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... cause of culture negative ... #Endocarditis #Negative ... #BloodCultures ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Bloodculture
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... Enterococcus • Gram-negative ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Emory_MedMicro #Gram #Negative ... Identification #Algorithm
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
FP + TN) = true negatives ... all positives Negative ... FN + TN) = true negatives ... / all negatives ... Specificity) Negative
Gram Negative Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Oxidase #Lactose #Urease
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm demonstrating identification of aerobic gram negative bacteria #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Lactose
Algorithm demonstrating ... of aerobic gram negative ... #Differential #Algorithm
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
• Coagulase-negative ... Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures
Gram Negactive Bacteria Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Algorithm #Lactose #Oxidase #Urease #GNR
Gram Negactive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Identification #Algorithm
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Endocarditis Native ... epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... streptococci - Culture negative