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Aspergillus niger on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #niger #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus niger ... and Microscopy Rich ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Aspergillus flavus on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #flavus #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus flavus ... and Microscopy Rich ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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Aspergillus terreus ... packed heads Rich ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
diphtheriae, the cause ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... #Pharmacology #Microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Supportive: ICU ... management #treatment #microbiology
Aspergillus clavatus on Microscopy
"clavate"="club-like"
An occupational health hazard, it grows on malt & grains - brewery workers
Aspergillus clavatus ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - cinnamon (with sugar) brown" growth on plate
 - resistant
Aspergillus terreus ... (not radial) Rich ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology