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Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Positive: • Rods ... Negative: • Rods ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
gram-negative encapsulated rods ... Gram-negative rods ... Gram-negative rods ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
occasional Auer rods ... She was diagnosed ... consistent with Auer rods ... addition to APL, Auer rods ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
cocci, Gram(+) rods ... , Gram(–) rods, ... Q2) to Gram(+) rods ... For Gram(–) rods ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gram-positive rod ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gram-positive rod ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Sudan Black, Auer rod ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
gram-positive branching rod ... Nocardiosis #Nocardia #diagnosis
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis ... Gram-negative Rods ... cholecystitis Diagnosis ... #Aeromonas #Diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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golgin-245 • Rods ... #differential #diagnosis