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Macrophage consuming Bacteria on Microscopy

#Macrophage #consuming #Bacteria #Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Macrophage consuming ... Bacteria on Microscopy ... #Macrophage #consuming ... #Bacteria #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Cryptococcus ... fungi #fungal #clinical
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... cause of: CAP, Bacterial ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... patients with bacteremia ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
cell hunting a bacterium ... distracted by another bacterium ... #WBC #hunting #consuming ... #bacteria #clinical ... #microbiology #
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Rhodococcus - Microbiology ... Overview Microbiology ... trauma Diagnosis Treatment ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #pulmonary #Bacteria
Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
agar tracking bacteria ... strongyloidiasis #clinical ... culture #agar #microbiology
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical
The clinical criteria for BV (Amsel critera), include 'thin' vaginal fluid, fishy odor upon potassium hydroxide
The clinical criteria ... potassium hydroxide treatment ... reduced lactic acid bacteria ... with attached bacteria ... #Clinical #Path
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Patients at risk for bacteremia ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
Peritonitis Spontaneous Bacterial ... PMN > 250 • Treatment ... albumin Secondary Bacterial ... at least 2): 1) Clinical ... Positive Culture • Treatment