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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
negative vs gram positive ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #bcx #contaminant
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Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... Hippocrates in 5 BC ... Indiana University Infectious ... Vulnificus #skin #infection ... legs #clinical #photo
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Contaminant vs True Infection ... ) How many blood ... culture sets are positive ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
blood cultures ... - Single positive ... phenomena • Micro: + bcxs ... evidence of active infection ... @swinndong via Febrile
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... associated with the BCR-ABL1 ... Diabetes/DKA Infections ... : • helminth infections ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... albumin, or other blood ... surfaces - Infections ... GM) - IVIg, blood ... setting of GVHD) ID
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... Philadelphia - BCR-ABL ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... #Leukemia #Hematology