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Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Suspected Systemic Infection ... suspected bacterial infections ... urinary tract infection ... concerned for an infection ... #Management #BloodCultures
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... outbreak) Few infectious ... #Indications #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Aggressive management ... metastatic foci of infection ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... demonstrated by culture ... evidence of active infection ... Duke #criteria #Infective ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Negative Blood Cultures ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Infective ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Infectious Diseases Presenting with Rash

#InfectiousDisease #Infections #Rashes #Comparison #Table #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Diseases ... InfectiousDisease #Infections ... #Rashes #Comparison ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
Comparison of vaginal ... infections characterized ... discharge #diagnosis ... #management #table ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... separate blood cultures ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... - Standard culture ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
- Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... cancer/SLE and - cultures ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Surgical Wound Infection ... Algorithm for the management ... surgical site infections ... pending results of culture ... Algorithm #IDSA #management