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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Blood Cultures ... have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Gram Negative Bacteria Overview Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Oxidase #Lactose #Urease
Gram Negative Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology # ... GramNegative #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Algorithm demonstrating identification of aerobic gram negative bacteria #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Differential #Algorithm #Lactose
of aerobic gram negative ... bacteria #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology # ... GramNegative #Bacteria ... Identification #Differential
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Histoplasma) - Culture ... streptococci - Culture ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
under BCNIE, these bacteria ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
the Etiological Diagnosis ... of Culture-Negative ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Microorganisms
Gram Negactive Bacteria Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #GramNegative #Bacteria #Identification #Algorithm #Lactose #Oxidase #Urease #GNR
Gram Negactive Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology # ... GramNegative #Bacteria
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 ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Bacterial culture ... above testing negative ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential