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Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Fusarium on Culture ... Collecting a sample for culture ... positive fungal culture ... microscopic tape prep ... richdavisphd #Fusarium #Culture
Lictheimia corymbifera on Culture and Microscopy
Formerly Absidia. Can look like Mucor, BUT sporagium w/ wide apophysis
corymbifera on Culture ... saw two on this prep ... #microbiology #culture
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... positive stool culture ... iMedEducation #Stool #Cultures
Preoperative Evaluation Checklist

by Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Preoperative #Evaluation #Checklist #diagnosis #perioperative #preop
perioperative #preop
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrated by culture ... Positive blood cultures ... separate blood cultures ... positive blood culture ... positive blood culture
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
1) Available Agents (one pill daily): TDF-FTC, TAF-FTC
2) Who? Adolescents and adults >
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP ... 8) Future therapies ... TheIDtrivia #PrEP
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Obtain single blood culture
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Persistently +ve blood culture ... Positive blood cultures