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SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... antibiotics - Organisms ... include: • Serratia ... species - Other organisms ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... caution as well) Organisms ... include: • Serratia ... species Other organisms ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Important organisms ... Staph aureus - Serratia ... Disease #infections #differential ... ddx #diagnosis #microbiology
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
 •
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms ... #Pneumonia #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #organisms
Hypermucoviscous Serratia marcescens - Positive String test >20mm

Dr. Wataru Hayashi @DraWataru

#Serratia #String #Test #clinical #microbiology #petri
Hypermucoviscous Serratia ... @DraWataru #Serratia ... Test #clinical #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... Although HACEK organisms ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
- Anaerobic organisms ... Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... cases) TYPICAL ORGANISMS ... ) ATYPICAL ORGANISMS ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential
A retrospective cohort study of blood culture results and microbiology laboratory charges for pediatric cases of
study of blood culture ... results and microbiology ... that only 9/279 cultures ... (3.2%) grew an organism ... Repeat cultures.