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By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira ... #management #doxycycline
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
- Resistance ... include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... Organisms #AmpC #Resistance
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
known as AmpC - Resistance ... but can develop resistance ... include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... Organisms #AmpC #Resistance
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Staph aureus - Serratia ... Granulomatous #Disease #infections ... ddx #diagnosis #microbiology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... developed countries Microbiology ... differentiate past infection ... increased ABx resistance
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Resistance ... • Resistant or ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
and Methicillin-Resistant ... cultures, appropriate management ... appeared on the microbiology ... pharmacy frowned, and infection ... teamwork, careful management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Treatment: • 50% resistant ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... Diarrhea • Wound Infection ... Aeromonas are resistant ... Aeromonas #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #