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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 ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
By @LeaGoren @Aliceclehman @thie0149 via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#BCG #Mbovis #TB
@thie0149 via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology #Micro ... #BCG #Mbovis #TB
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 ... species from the micro ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
blood cultures ... Immunologic phenomena • Micro ... : + bcxs that do ... evidence of active infection ... @swinndong via Febrile
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 ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... GM) - IVIg, blood ... setting of GVHD) ID