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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
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective endocarditis ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Meningitis 10-14 days, Endocarditis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... staphylococci Culture ... • Blood cultures
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
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
, HD catheter, endocarditis ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... source: blood cultures
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture and microscopy
 - MacConkey agar - Lactose Negative
 - gram negative (often
Acinetobacter baumanii on culture ... microscopy - MacConkey agar ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
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