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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
on Peripheral Blood ... Smear Microscopy ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology # ... peripheral #blood
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood ... Culture and Microscopy ... defectiva #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... falciparum but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
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
A Pediculus humanus (louse) nymph. 
Specimen was alive and in the video you can actually see
actually see the blood ... lice #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
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Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
on culture and microscopy ... agar - Lactose Negative ... - gram negative ... violet esp. from blood ... #microbiology #
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... P.f. but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative ... causes #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
A red blood cell (red arrow) is seen crossing the basement membrane (blue arrow) and losing
A red blood cell ... pathology #clinical #pathophysiology ... #microscopy
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
on Culture and Blood ... immunocompromised pts From blood ... anaerobe; narrow Gram negative ... Smear #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology