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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #microbiology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... outbreak) Few infectious ... positive stool culture ... #Indications #diagnosis
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
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

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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
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Differential Diagnosis ... predictive of a serious infection ... counts may delay diagnosis ... overlook severe infections ... #differential #diagnosis