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Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp ... anaerobe; narrow Gram negative ... #Culture #Blood ... #Smear #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
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 ... #Bloodculture #Bloodcx
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
major clinical criteria ... blood cultures ... from 2 separate blood ... Single positive blood ... Immunologic phenomena • Micro
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood ... Culture and Microscopy ... Abiotrophia #defectiva #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
and microscopy ... violet esp. from blood ... Acinetobacter #baumanii #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... Micro Lab Technicians ... Diagnostics: Culture ... (blood, bone marrow ... Brucellosis #Diagnosis #Criteria
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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microscopy - blood ... culture; patient ... #moniliformis #blood ... #smear #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
catarrhalis on culture ... and microscopy ... ) - Gram negative ... #microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Alternaria on Culture Plate and Microscopy
Adult w/ aplastic anemia, getting regular blood product infusions. Had Group
Plate and Microscopy ... getting regular blood ... Also had blood fungal ... #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Clostridium spiroforme on microscopy
- anaerobic Gram positive "rod" growing in blood culture
- the "C. dificile" of
spiroforme on microscopy ... rod" growing in blood ... culture - the " ... Clostridium #spiroforme #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology