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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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space) • ElA for Cocci ... Immunodiffusion for Cocci ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci ... Coccidioidomycosis #cocci ... #Coccidioides #
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
- Gram (+) cocci ... : - Gram (+) cocci ... streptococci - Gram (-) cocci ... cephalosporins: Gram (+) cocci ... streptococci - Gram (-) cocci
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Rods (Bacilli) - Cocci ... Microbiology #GNR #Cocci
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... Metastatic disease, Pulmonary ... H.capsulatum, Coccidioides
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
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Identification Algorithm Cocci ... Microbiology #GPC #Cocci
Coccidioides - Summary Sheet
 • Diagnosis
 • Spectrum of Disease
 • Treatment

by Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Coccidioides
Coccidioides - Summary ... LizzyHastie #Coccidioides
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Anaerobic, Curved • Cocci ... Catalase- • Cocci
Microbiology Antibiogram - Antibiotic Sensitivities
Gram Positive Cocci
Gram Negative Bacilli
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Anaerobes
Atypicals

#Antibiogram #Antibiotic #Sensitivity #Susceptibility #table #pharmacology
Gram Positive Cocci
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
blastomycosis, coccidioides ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
gram-positive cocci ... #Presentation #Pulmonary