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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
Gram stain neg ( ... culture ultimately ... MSU crystals=Gout ... POCUS #ultrasound #MSK
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... Microscopy - Gram ... stain from plate culture ... richdavisphd #Nocardia #Culture
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... the potential Gram ... 3 questions to ask ... positive bottles/cultures ... Fewer positive cultures
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... streptococci - Culture
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... Grouped by gram ... negative vs gram
Streptococcus pneumoniae on Culture and Sputum Microscopy
 - alpha hemolysis; "P disk," optichin, sensitive
 - Sputum:
pneumoniae on Culture ... on the ends), Gram ... Streptococcus #pneumoniae #Culture
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... Chocolate Agar - Gram ... #microbiology #culture
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Positive Gram ... stain/culture
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
diphtheriae on Culture ... korune) "club" (see gram ... #diphtheriae #Culture
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures