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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... other as well as never ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Predisposition • Fever ... Immunologic phenomena • Micro ... : + bcxs that do ... evidence of active infection ... febrilepodcast] #Duke
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
or blood lactate ... if infection most ... h (seek microbiology ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... yourself/the lab: 1) ... BloodCultures #BCx ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Sx include: fever ... Infection - Infection ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Sx include: fever ... • Infection - ... Infection occurs ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - American ... Diagnosis and Management ... Chagas disease (American ... Blood (platelets ... mild (malaise, fever
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #
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