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Septic infarct in the upper pole of the right kidney secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

35-year-old male.
kidney secondary to Staphylococcus ... Staphylococcus aureus ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus lugdunensis - Contamination or Significant Cullture Algorithm

#Staphylococcus #lugdunensis #sLugdunensis #Contamination #culture #algorithm #microbiology
Staphylococcus lugdunensis ... Algorithm #Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Staphylococcus-associated ... ThePeanutKidney #Staphylococcus
IDSA - Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Impetigo (Staphylococcus
Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcal ... • Impetigo (Staphylococcus ... Infections #SSTIs #Staphylococcal
Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
Rubella Virus 4) Staphylococcal ... Skin Syndrome - Staphylococcus
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
(endogenous): Staphylococci ... Streptococci (oral), Staphylococci ... Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Valve - Acute: • Staphylococcus ... streptococci • Staphylococcus ... gallolyticus • Staphylococcus ... aureus • Staphylococcus ... aureus • Staphylococcus
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
streptococci - Staphylococcus ... aureus - Staphylococcus ... Narcotic Addicts: - Staphylococcus ... aureus - Staphylococcus ... viridans - Staphylococcus
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease) 
Nikolsky positive 
Clinical 
• Typically occurs 3 to
Staphylococcal Scalded ... oxacillin (or any anti-staphylococcal ... failure) #Staphylococcal ... Syndrome #SSSS Staphylococcus
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
) - Coag(+): Staphylococcus ... - Novo(S): Staphylococcus ... lugdunensis, Staphylococcus ... - Novo(R): Staphylococcus