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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 ... Bipolaris #mold #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Gram stain from plate ... Sputum #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Food: Cold cuts, pate ... food, salad bar Clinical ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Food: Cold cuts, pate ... food, salad bar Clinical ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
AHA/HFSA Focused Update ... Task Force on Clinical ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
String Test in Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP)
Hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype is a known virulent factor of
colony on an agar plate ... #String #Test #clinical ... #microbiology #
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Pictured: 1) plate ... Culture #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment