12 results
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 ... #contaminants
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
intracellular gram negative ... test • PCR • Culture ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... Cultures • Length ... #candidiasis #treatment
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
If positive, no culture ... recommended by IDSA ... throat swab is negative ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... fastidious gram-negative ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... & GS, PCR Treatment ... #microbiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Positive effluent culture ... Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... microorganism (Culture ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
for Preventing ... improvement and a negative ... CSF culture after ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
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 ... wound or blood cultures ... Treatment: • ... #microbiology #