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Aspergillus niger on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #niger #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus niger ... on Culture and ... #Aspergillus #niger ... #microbiology #culture
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
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrated by culture ... Positive blood cultures ... separate blood cultures ... positive blood culture ... positive blood culture
Esophageal Cancer Staging Visualization

by Nigar Anjuman Khurram, MD @NigarAKhurram

#Esophageal #Cancer #Staging #oncology #esophagus #diagnosis #pathology
Visualization by Nigar
Foot Anatomy - Foot Bones
Mnemonic - Tiger Cubs Need MILC
T - Talus
C - Calcaneus
N - Navicular
M
Bones Mnemonic - Tiger
Foot Anatomy - Foot Bones
Mnemonic - Tiger Cubs Need MILC
T - Talus
C - Calcaneus
N - Navicular
M
Bones Mnemonic - Tiger
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Obtain single blood culture
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Confirmed by culture ... A. flavus, A. niger ... Diagnosis: • Culture ... positive blood cultures ... /urinary tract cultures