3 results
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
negative vs gram positive ... other as well as never ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... circumcised Consider BCx ... particularly complex febrile ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... Classification #Fever
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Hippocrates in 5 BC ... Rapid onset of fever ... immunosuppressive meds ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... legs #clinical #photo