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Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Psittacosis Pathogen: Chlamydia ... intracellular gram negative ... #Psittacosis #Chlamydia ... #psittaci #microbiology ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
spread of the Gram-negative ... patients for HIV, Chlamydia ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
Abundant cell wall polysaccharide, found in most fungi, except cryptococci, zygomycetes (mucor, rhizophus) and blastomyces.
Sensitivity 64%-93%;
87%-100% False Negatives ... TheIDtrivia #beta ... dglucan #glucan #betad ... diagnosis #laboratory #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases