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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
A retrospective cohort study of blood culture results and microbiology laboratory charges for pediatric cases of
culture results and microbiology ... for pediatric cases ... #EBM #InfectiousDisease ... FalsePositive #Cultures #BloodCultures
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Weight Loss • Can cause ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... ID_fellows #BCNIE #BloodCulture ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Anorexia, Nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
shaped GPR, these clues ... VarunPhadke2 #BloodCultures ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
Empyema #Pathogens #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Causes #Bacterial ... #Causes #Differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases