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Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
Sputum culture from ... burrow through the agar ... clinical #sputum #culture ... #agar #microbiology
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... growing on Chocolate Agar ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... identified with modern culture ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn ... -week-old male newborn ... scrapings and a swab cultured ... Sabouraud’s dextrose agar
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture ... microscopy - MacConkey agar ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture

Haemophilus influenzae on culture and microscopy
Immunosuppressed patient, recently diagnosed with Flu A. Presents after initial improvement
influenzae on culture ... ve on chocolate agar ... requirements help differentiate ... #hinfluenzae #culture ... microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Curvularia on Microscopy and Culture Plate
One of the first (and easiest) dematiaceous molds to identify by
Microscopy and Culture ... black & woolly on agar ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Phoma spp on Culture and Microscopy

Phoma spp. are a group of soil-dwelling fungi that grow spreading
Phoma spp on Culture ... dematiaceous) on agar ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Bacterial culture ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential