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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Treatment Options for Clinically ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Macrophage consuming Bacteria on Microscopy

#Macrophage #consuming #Bacteria #Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Macrophage consuming Bacteria ... on Microscopy ... Macrophage #consuming #Bacteria ... #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
cell hunting a bacterium ... distracted by another bacterium ... Filmed through a microscope ... #clinical #microbiology ... #video #microscopy
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... Neissseria spp. negative ... ) - Gram negative ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... antimicrobials, clinical ... #BloodCulture #Negative ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
flora, can cause bacteremia ... anaerobe; narrow Gram negative ... #Blood #Smear #clinical ... #microscopy #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 ... Others • Culture negative ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
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
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases