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Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Gram Stain - Bacteria ... Anaerobic, Curved • Cocci ... : Anaerobes Gram ... Catalase- • Cocci ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Plump gram-positive ... cocci in clumps ... Plump gram-negative ... Gram-negative rods ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
the potential Gram ... (+) cocci, Gram( ... rods, Gram(–) cocci ... Gram(+) cocci are ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Gram Positive Cocci ... #GramPositive #cocci ... microbiology #bacteria #diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram ... intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (8%) - Gm - cocci ... (3%) - Gram + ... #differential #diagnosis
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
(+) cocci: Staphylococcus ... (+) cocci: Staphylococcus ... (-) cocci: Neisseria ... (+) cocci: Streptococcus ... (-) cocci, Neisseria
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Rods (Bacilli) - Cocci ... Emory_MedMicro #Gram ... Microbiology #GNR #Cocci
Microbiology Antibiogram - Antibiotic Sensitivities
Gram Positive Cocci
Gram Negative Bacilli
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Anaerobes
Atypicals

#Antibiogram #Antibiotic #Sensitivity #Susceptibility #table #pharmacology
Sensitivities Gram ... Positive Cocci ... Gram Negative Bacilli ... Gram Negative
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
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Gram Positive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm Cocci ... Microbiology #GPC #Cocci