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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 ... #Bloodculture #Bloodcx
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Identification Algorithm ... • Rods: Oxidase ... +, Oxidase-, Fastidious ... Catalase- • Cocci ... #microbiology #
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood ... Culture and Microscopy ... Chocolate Agar - Gram ... pos cocci in chains ... #microbiology #
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
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Gram Positive Cocci ... Identification Algorithm ... Coag(-) - Oxidase ... #GramPositive #cocci ... #microbiology #
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture ... and microscopy ... violet esp. from blood ... #microbiology # ... culture
Clostridium spiroforme on microscopy
- anaerobic Gram positive "rod" growing in blood culture
- the "C. dificile" of
spiroforme on microscopy ... - anaerobic Gram ... rod" growing in blood ... culture - the " ... #microbiology
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
and Blood Smear ... anaerobe; narrow Gram ... #Blood #Smear # ... clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Bacillus subtilis group on Microscopy
 - *visible endospores*
 - subculture from blood bottle (aerobic)
 - gram
subtilis group on Microscopy ... subculture from blood ... bottle (aerobic) - gram ... stain of cultured ... #microbiology

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