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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 #Diagnosis ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases #fungal
Diagram of Fungal Infections ... Venn #Diagram #diagnosis ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases #fungal #infections ... #laboratory
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
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... #Differential #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis #Pathogens
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... spread of the Gram-negative ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... joint effusion • Laboratory ... #Management #Microbiology
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... cough (30% cases) Laboratory ... #Anaplasma #Infection ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc)- Diagnosis and Management Summary
Opportunistic bacteria, Healthcare Associated Infection
Gram-Negative Bacilli, Non-lactose fermenting, oxidase
)- Diagnosis and ... Healthcare Associated Infection ... Gram-Negative ... fermenting, oxidase negative ... Burkholderia #cepacia #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • History of BCG ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
bleeding, hematoma, infection ... exams #ABG #VBG #Laboratory ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Clinical and laboratory features of chikungunya virus infections compared with dengue virus infections

#chikungunya #dengue #infection #comparison
Clinical and laboratory ... chikungunya virus infections ... with dengue virus infections ... chikungunya #dengue #infection ... #comparison #diagnosis