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#Clusters ([[Staph Species]]) | #Clusters ([[Staph Species]]) | ||
##Coagulase Positive: [[Staph aureus]] | ##Coagulase Positive: [[Staph aureus]] | ||
##Always consider a blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus to be true bacteremia (and not a contaminant) due to the danger of delaying treatment<ref>Antibiotic Therapy for Positive Blood Cultures. Perez-Jorge EV, et al. Antimicrobe. http://www.antimicrobe.org/new/e38rev2.asp</ref> | |||
##Coagulase Negative: [[Staph epidermidis]] | ##Coagulase Negative: [[Staph epidermidis]] | ||
#Pairs/chains ([[Strep Species]]) | #Pairs/chains ([[Strep Species]]) | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 22 April 2014
Cocci
- Clusters (Staph Species)
- Coagulase Positive: Staph aureus
- Always consider a blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus to be true bacteremia (and not a contaminant) due to the danger of delaying treatment[1]
- Coagulase Negative: Staph epidermidis
- Pairs/chains (Strep Species)
- catalase -
Rods (Bacilli)
| Organism | Cult | Morphology | |
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Small |
Aero |
tumbling | |
| Diphtheroids |
Small | Anaero |
pallisades |
| Actinomyces |
Small | Anaero |
Branching |
| Propionibac |
Small | Anaero |
clumps/pleo |
| Lactobacillus |
Variable | Both |
may chain |
| Clostridium |
Large | Anaero |
Spores |
| Bacillus | Large | Aero | Spores |
Clinical Identification Chart
Table Overview
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See Also
Source
- ↑ Antibiotic Therapy for Positive Blood Cultures. Perez-Jorge EV, et al. Antimicrobe. http://www.antimicrobe.org/new/e38rev2.asp