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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... Grouped by gram ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive Blood ... (+) cocci, Gram( ... rods, Gram(–) cocci ... Gram(+) cocci are ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
) How many blood ... culture sets are ... Can check antibiograms ... species from the micro ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx

Haemophilus influenzae on culture and microscopy
Immunosuppressed patient, recently diagnosed with Flu A. Presents after initial improvement
influenzae on culture ... Blood cx +ve on ... Gram stain from ... requirements help differentiate ... microscopy #clinical #microbiology