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Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Rods (Bacilli) - Cocci ... Gram #Negative #Bacteria ... Microbiology #GNR #Cocci
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
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Gram Positive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm Cocci ... #GramPositive #Bacteria ... Microbiology #GPC #Cocci
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Gram Stain - Bacteria ... Anaerobic, Curved • Cocci ... Catalase- • Cocci ... #Gram #Stain #Bacteria
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Gram Positive Cocci ... - Bacteria Identification ... #GramPositive #cocci ... #microbiology #bacteria
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
gram-positive cocci ... monocytes; no bacteria ... Few PMNs; no bacteria
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
Mycobacteria: TB, NTM • Bacterial ... Granulomatous: Histo, Cocci
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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lobes (unlike bacterial ... space) • ElA for Cocci ... Immunodiffusion for Cocci ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci ... Coccidioidomycosis #cocci
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Cryptococcus, Cocci ... Histo, Sporothrix Bacterial
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Disseminated HSV • Bacterial ... Cellulitis • Fungal: Cocci
Categories of disease to consider for eosinophilic meningitis:
-Multicellular parasites (worms and flukes)
-Fungal: Cocci
-Atypical bacterial/mycobacterial: TB, syphilis,
flukes) -Fungal: Cocci ... -Atypical bacterial