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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 ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
to Determine a Contaminant ... vs True Infection ... • Coagulase-negative ... How many blood culture ... species from the micro
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#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... (IE) Has Negative ... Blood Cultures ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... #Differential #Microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective ... endocarditis Bartonella ... #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... disease • Systemic infection ... • HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Suspected Systemic Infection ... urinary tract infection ... , endocarditis, ... concerned for an infection ... #Management #BloodCultures
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... Immunologic phenomena • Micro ... evidence of active infection ... criteria #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... • Aggressive management ... metastatic foci of infection ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management