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Bipolaris ("pea pods") on Plate Culture and Microscopy

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

#Bipolaris #mold #clinical #microscopy
"pea pods") on Plate ... Culture and Microscopy ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective endocarditis ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... Gram stain from plate ... culture: classic ... richdavisphd #Nocardia #Culture ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Epicoccum purpurascens on plate culture
 - dematiaceous mold that produce orange pigment
 - banked isolate cultured
purpurascens on plate ... culture - dematiaceous ... banked isolate cultured ... #culture #clinical ... #microbiology
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... streptococci - Culture ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Fusarium on Culture ... Collecting a sample for culture ... positive fungal culture ... Pictured: 1) plate ... Microscopy #clinical #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 ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Blood cultures
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Meningitis 10-14 days, Endocarditis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology