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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 ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #bcx #contaminant
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

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

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive Blood ... call from the micro ... BloodCultures #BCx ... #Contamination ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... CX is low ranging ... screening: High negative ... CAP #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... Negative: • Bartonella ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... hematuria, + RF Treatment
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative ... Identified in wound or blood ... cultures Treatment ... #microbiology #