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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Babesia spp. on ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... Microscopy - Multiple ... richdavisphd #Babesia #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... and Microscopy ... Streptococcus spp ... Abiotrophia #defectiva #clinical ... #culture
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... human malaria cases ... rare in blood smears ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp ... on Culture and ... Blood Smear Associated ... #Blood #Smear # ... clinical #microscopy
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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on peripheral smear ... and culture microscopy ... - blood culture ... moniliformis #blood #smear ... #clinical #microscopy
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... Mycobacterial culture ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive
Coccidioides on culture and microscopy

This was coccidioides sp (in this particular case was posadasii, although morphologically
Coccidioides on culture ... and microscopy ... was coccidioides sp ... #Coccidioides #culture ... #microscopy #clinical
Rhizopus spp on Culture and Microscopy
A "respiratory" specimen from a recently deceased organ donor.
This organ donor
Rhizopus spp on ... Culture and Microscopy ... grew Rhizopus spp ... #Microscopy #microbiology ... #clinical
Phoma spp on Culture and Microscopy

Phoma spp. are a group of soil-dwelling fungi that grow spreading
Phoma spp on Culture ... and Microscopy ... richdavisphd #Phoma #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome (SPS ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... - People with SPS ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia