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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 ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal ... Fungal infections ... febrilepodcast #Morphology ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Morphology and Descriptions ... Endemic Fungal Infections ... #morphology #yeasts ... #atlas #fungi #microbiology ... #differential #
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
 •
Morphology and Descriptions ... of Fungal Infections ... fungal #fungi #infections ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive ... are grouped by ‘morphology ... 1) Number of positive ... BloodCultures #BCx ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Endemic Fungal Infections ... with mucicarmine positive ... capsule and positive ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are positive ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are positive ... cases Culture Positive ... #Endocarditis #Differential