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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 ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
to Determine a Contaminant ... vs True Infection ... culture sets are positive ... Contamination #Diagnosis ... #BCx #Laboratory
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) summary
Classifications
Transmission
Diagnosis
Clinical syndromes

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious
(NTM) summary Classifications ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
- Persistently positive ... phenomena • Micro: + bcxs ... evidence of active infection ... @swinndong via Febrile ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis