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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 ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology #
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... available • Blood culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... available • Blood culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Invasive Fungal Infections ... and Treatment - ... Fungal #Invasive #Infections ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Fusarium on Culture ... Collecting a sample for culture ... positive fungal culture ... Eye infections are ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Surgical Wound Infection ... management and treatment ... surgical site infections ... Where the rate of infection ... pending results of culture
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
serious bacterial infection ... As with any infection ... - Blood cultures ... compared with blood culture ... guide intial treatment
Plate Colony Color Identification Algorithm
 - Pink Colonies
 - Turquoise Blue Colonies
 - Blue-Purple Colonies
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Plate Colony Color Identification ... Colony #Color #Identification ... Algorithm #diagnosis #microbiology ... #culture #colonies
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Diagnosis: Culture ... Sterile-site biopsy Non-culture-based ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal • Infectious ... candida #auris #treatment