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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infections #Microbiology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
• India ink - "Negative ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... #microscopy #staining ... fungi #fungus #comparison
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... Others • Culture negative ... Washington University ID
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
on culture and microscopy ... agar - Lactose Negative ... - gram negative ... baumanii #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
#Blastomyces #comparison ... #pathology #microscopy ... #diagnosis #microbiology
The Relative Size of Particles
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the U.S. West Coast wildfires, some of
The Relative Size ... also the most microscopic ... a look at the relative ... #Particles #Relative ... bacteria #pollen #comparison
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... Neissseria spp. negative ... ) - Gram negative ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Leptotrichia spp.
An anaerobe with a distinct Gram stain. Gram negative (but often variable). Leptotrichia spp are
Gram negative (but ... #Leptotrichia #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
anaerobe; narrow Gram negative ... Smear #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology