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Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... stain from plate culture ... Respiratory sample, growing ... richdavisphd #Nocardia #Culture
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... Microscopy - only growing ... #microbiology #culture
Trichophyton rubrum on Culture and Microscopy
 - can develop deep red plate pigment (hence rubrum); the
Trichophyton rubrum on Culture ... birds-on-a-wire" appearance, growing ... Trichophyton #rubrum #Culture
Clostridium spiroforme on microscopy
- anaerobic Gram positive "rod" growing in blood culture
- the "C. dificile" of
positive "rod" growing ... in blood culture ... sequencing, from blood culture
Actinotignum schaalii on Culture and Microscopy
- Gram positive facultative anaerobic coccobacili
 - 4 of 4 sets,
Actinotignum schaalii on Culture ... anaerobic bottles growing ... Actinotignum #schaalii #Culture
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
anaerobe, SIow growing ... microorganism (Culture
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tests and sputum cultures ... deficiency Sputum cultures ... growing uncommon
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