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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 ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
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
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... phenomena • Micro: + bcxs ... @swinndong via Febrile ... Duke #criteria #Infective ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis