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Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... - Rods (Bacilli ... #Microbiology # ... Cocci #Bacilli #Rods
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
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Gram Positive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Gamma-Hemolysis Rods ... #Microbiology # ... Cocci #Bacilli #Rods
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Gram Stain - Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm ... Positive: • Rods ... Negative: • Rods ... #microbiology #
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... a +ve culture Microbiology ... : - Bacterial infection ... S.A. can also be caused ... , viruses, and mycobacterium
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
oral flora, can cause ... bacteremia in immunocompromised ... Gram negative rods ... Smear #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Actinotignum schaalii on Culture and Microscopy
- Gram positive facultative anaerobic coccobacili
 - 4 of 4 sets,
on Culture and Microscopy ... short Gram pos rods ... and occasional cause ... of the bacteremia ... #Microbiology #
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
cocci, Gram(+) rods ... , Gram(–) rods, ... ‘Shape’ of the bacteria ... shaped GPR, these clues ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... It can be the cause ... spp. tend to be rods ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
HPI, PMH, full ROS ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cytomegalovirus • HIV Bacterial ... : • Mycobacterium ... #Causes #Cardiology