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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 # ... Micro #Differential
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#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential
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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
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Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia - Differential ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Leukocytosis #Leukopenia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... overlook severe infections ... superior indicator of infection ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Infiltration: • Hematologic ... and non-hematologic ... malignancies • Infection ... #Neutropenia #Differential
Common Encountered Infections by Location

 • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Pneumonia
 • Intra-abdominal Infections
Common Encountered Infections ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... • UTI #infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #location #microbiology
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

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#ID  #Infectious
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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #Differential # ... viral #fungal #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