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How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
common for coag-neg ... Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures ... #Contaminant #Contamination ... Diagnosis #BCx #Laboratory ... #Interpretation
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... VarunPhadke2 #BloodCultures ... #Contaminant #Contamination ... #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Microbiology
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
• Cell wall component ... Mucormycosis • Neg ... formulations (eg ... translocation), Contamination ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
barrier to external contamination ... exudate & harmful components ... degree) burn DFU, leg ... Dressings #Materials #management