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Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
standard for MRSA infections ... Used for: all sorts ... infections from ... infections in patients ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
negative vs gram positive ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Microbiology #Micro #Differential
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman ... knee to buckle during ... #Knee #Injury #Positive ... #ACLTear #clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Sports
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... wheezing - with viral infections ... respiratory infection ... wheezing, eczema, positive ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
RPR - False Positives ... Causes of a false positive ... are rare; case reports ... • Acute Infections ... #differential #
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Endemic Fungal Infections ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... endemic #fungal #infections ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... #microbiology #differential
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
conjunction with the clinical ... etiology, narrow the differential ... diagnoses, & design ... examinations & infectious
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Sara Dong #Fungal
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress ... landed awkwardly coming ... #LCL #Injury #Positive ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Sports