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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology #
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
to Determine a Contaminant ... vs True Infection ... Most common contaminants ... • Coagulase-negative ... Diagnosis #BCx #Laboratory
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases #fungal
Diagram of Fungal Infections ... Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #fungal #infections ... #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
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
are often [skin] contaminants ... deciding what is a contaminant ... Interpretation #Contaminant ... Interpretation #Laboratory ... #Microbiology #
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
Estimated Timeline for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Relative to Symptom Onset

#COVID19 #SARSCOV2 #PCR #Serology #Antibodies #Antibody
of SARS-CoV-2 Infection ... Relative to Symptom ... Antibodies #Antibody #Laboratory
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... cough (30% cases) Laboratory ... #Anaplasma #Infection ... #diagnosis #microbiology
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
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