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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
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#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... #Microbiology #
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive Blood ... call from the micro ... reason to go to micro ... BloodCultures #BCx ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... #Microbiology #
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... (American trypanosomiasis ... Blood (platelets ... mild (malaise, fever
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
cruzi: - South American ... Trypanosomiasis: Chagas disease ... amastigotes in tissue (never ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... night sweats, fever ... • Blood cultures ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infectious Disease ... Infections: • Leptospirosis ... : • East African ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Diagnosis and Management ... /cardiac valve disease ... ) Major: +Blood ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... included above, + Blood