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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 ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... #Differential #Ddx ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Contaminant vs True Infection ... • Coagulase-negative ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx ... #Laboratory #Interpretation
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... spread of the Gram-negative ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... joint effusion • Laboratory ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Timeline of infections ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Comparison ... #Microbiology
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Almost always negative ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... Spec 81% for dx ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Glomerulonephritis DDX