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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
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
fastidious gram-negative ... Myocarditis & culture-negative ... is difficult to culture ... infection should ... #photo
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
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing ... sister shared these photos ... Infective Endocarditis ... #photo #dermatology ... #soles #skin
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... developing active infection ... Tuberculin skin ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
spread of the Gram-negative ... : • 2 sets of blood ... cultures should ... Laboratory testing of skin ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Histoplasma capsulatum on culture

Isolated from the blood culture of an HIV patient with a low CD4
Isolated from the blood ... culture of an HIV ... and disseminated skin ... #clinical #microscopy ... #pathology #microbiology
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
a patient with infective ... Blood cultures ( ... TTE negative but ... #endocarditis #clinical ... #photo #foot
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
dacryocystitis — infection ... , blood, and cerebrospinal ... fluid were negative ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive Blood ... orgs are often [skin ... Remember that clinician ... call from the micro ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology