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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 ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
@swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Fungal #Fungi #BDG
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
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... wheezing - with viral infections ... respiratory infection ... wheezing, eczema, positive ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • History of BCG ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... Extrapulmonary infection
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 ... #photo
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
- Persistently positive ... - Single positive ... phenomena • Micro: + bcxs ... 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 ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... setting of GVHD) ID
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... an unrecognized infection ... drug-resistant infection ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG