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Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Parainfluenza (2%) - croup ... Pharyngitis: • Group ... strep (5-15%) • Group ... differential #diagnosis #microbiology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Bacterial • Group ... scarlet fever • Group ... C and group G streptococcus ... Parainfluenza - Cold, croup ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Coccobacilli - HACEK Group ... Identification #Algorithm #Microbiology
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
catarrhalis Group ... PenicillinBindingProtein #Resistance #microbiology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology ... Staph aureus, Group ... Pneumonia #CAP #Microbiology
Classification of Croup Severity 
Mild, Moderate, Severe 

#Croup #Severity #Classification #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Classification of Croup ... Moderate, Severe #Croup
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Tracheitis* • Croup ... Barking Cough: • Croup ... • Atypical Croup
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
Organisms in this group ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Non-Enterococcus Group ... identification #algorithm #microbiology
Pulmonary Hypertension Group Classification
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PHTN #Group #Classification #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension Group ... Hypertension #PHTN #Group