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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... negative vs gram positive ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Bloodcx #bcx #
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

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