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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... fungi #fungal #clinical
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
on Culture and Microscopy ... & reverse) 2) microscopic ... Eye infections are ... Fusarium #Culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
Borrelia recurrentis Infection ... relapsing fever #Clinical ... Recurrentis #Smear #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology, screening/diagnosis, clinical syndromes, treatment, and other notes

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology ... screening/diagnosis, clinical ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... genitalium #mgen #microbiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Washington University ID
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... testing (TST) False-negative ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative
Adenovirus in solid organ transplant recipients
- Micro/Epi
- Definitions
- Clinical 
- Treatment

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via
Definitions - Clinical ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Virus ... Transplant #SOT #Microbiology
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
on culture and microscopy ... agar - Lactose Negative ... - gram negative ... Acinetobacter #baumanii #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... invasive fungal infection ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces - Infections ... setting of GVHD) ID