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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 ... Remember that clinician
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Chocolate Agar - Gram ... pos cocci in chains ... Abiotrophia #defectiva #clinical
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Treatment Options for Clinically ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram ... intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Positive Gram ... stain/culture Management
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive ... anaerobic conditions Clinical ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
intracellular gram ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Treatment Duration Gram ... cultures required Gram ... Bacteremia #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases