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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 ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... Bloodculture #Bloodcx #bcx
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
• Coagulase-negative ... How many blood culture ... species from the micro ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx ... #Laboratory #Interpretation
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... Positive Blood Cultures ... call from the micro ... reason to go to micro ... #Laboratory #Microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... microorganism (Culture ... fusiform gram-negative ... #canimorsus #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Intern Pocket Cards - Pre-Rounding Guide - Daily Checklist
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Interdisciplinary
yourself - Note if interpretation ... preliminary or final Microbiology ... - Bacterial culture ... not considered “negative ... PreRounding #Checklist #management