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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 ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Blood Cultures ... negative IE - ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Histoplasma) - Culture ... negative bacilli ... streptococci - Culture ... negative #Infective ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective ... #differential #diagnosis ... #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #management
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
#helminths #nematodes #roundworms #flatworms #trematodes #cestodes #tapeworms
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
#stool #stoolO&P #eggs

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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... sinus • Sputum culture ... #diagnosis #management