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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 ... negative vs gram ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #contaminants
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
and Microscopy ... Chocolate Agar - Gram ... pos cocci in chains ... #microbiology # ... culture
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... (+) cocci, Gram( ... rods, Gram(–) cocci ... Gram(+) cocci are ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Identification Algorithm ... Anaerobic, Curved • Cocci ... Catalase- • Cocci ... Identification #Algorithm ... #microbiology #
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Rods (Bacilli) - Cocci ... #Microbiology # ... GNR #Cocci #Bacilli
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
     -
Gram Positive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Cocci - Catalase ... #Microbiology # ... GPC #Cocci #Bacilli
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... and Respiratory Microscopy ... - Gram stain from ... #Sputum #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
diphtheriae on Culture ... and Microscopy ... korune) "club" (see gram ... #diphtheriae #Culture ... #microbiology
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Gram Positive Cocci ... Identification Algorithm ... #GramPositive #cocci ... identification #algorithm ... #microbiology #
Coccidioides on culture and microscopy

This was coccidioides sp (in this particular case was posadasii, although morphologically
Coccidioides on culture ... and microscopy ... #Coccidioides #culture ... #microbiology # ... cocci