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==Background==
==Categories==
*Culture and gram stain results
*Bacteria
**[[Gram Positives]]
**[[Gram Negatives]]
**[[Anaerobes]]
**[[Non-Culture Growing Bacteria]] (Miscellaneous)
*[[Viruses]]
*[[Parasitic Diseases]]
*[[Fungi]]
*[[Prions]]


== Gram Negatives ==
==Interpretations of Key Phrases==
===Cocci===
*“Acid fast bacilli” may suggest Mycobacterium species
#Neisseria
##meningitidis (meningococcus)
##[[Neisseria Gonorrhoeae|gonorrhoeae]] (gonococcus)
#Moraxella


===Rods===
==Table Overview==
{| border="1" width="327"
{{Clinically Relevant Bacteria}}
|-
| '''Lactose Fermenters<br/>'''
| '''Indole<br/>'''
| '''morphology<br/>'''
|-
|
E. Coli
 
| +<br/>
| flat
|-
| Klebsiella
| -
| muccoid<br/>
|-
| Enterobacter
| -<br/>
| muccoid
|-
| Citrobacter
| -
| flat
|-
| Arizona
| -
| <br/>
|}
 
<br/>
 
{| border="1" width="342"
|-
| '''Non-Lactose Fermenters'''
| '''Characteristics<br/>'''
|-
|
Pseudomonas
 
| usually strict aerobes, oxidase +, small
|-
| Salmonella, Shigella
| <br/>
|-
| Acinetobacter
| coccobac
|-
| Proteus<br/>
| swarming
|-
| H. Flu<br/>
| tiny, chocolate agar
|-
| Pasteurella
| <br/>
|}
 
== Gram Positives ==
===Cocci===
#Clusters
##catalase + Staph sp
##coagulase + S. aureus
##coagulase - S. epidermidis
#Pairs/chains -
##catalase - Strep sp.
 
===Rods===
{| border="1" width="453"
|-
| '''Rods <br/>'''
| '''<br/>'''
| '''Cult<br/>'''
| '''Morphology<br/>'''
|-
|
Listeria
 
|
Small
 
| Aero<br/>
| tumbling<br/>
|-
| Diphtheroids<br/>
| Small
| Anaero<br/>
| pallisades<br/>
|-
| Actinomyces<br/>
| Small
| Anaero<br/>
| Branching<br/>
|-
| Propionibac<br/>
| Small
| Anaero<br/>
| clumps/pleo<br/>
|-
| Lactobacillus<br/>
| Variable
| Both<br/>
| may chain<br/>
|-
| Clostridium<br/>
| Large
| Anaero<br/>
| Spores<br/>
|-
| Bacillus
| Large
| Aero
| Spores
|}
 
== Anaerobes ==
#Origin - gut, mouth, head/neck (50% of chronic sinusitis), lung, female gu tract
#Cant grow unless culture specifically asked. 3% of bacteremia, <1% of cystitis
#Bacteroides (B.frag GNR) (Peptostreptococus GPC) (P. Acnes GPR), Clostridium GPR)


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Antibiotics (Main)]]
*[[Antibiotics (Main)]]
*[[Comparison of Antibacterial Spectra]]
*[[Bacteremia Versus Contaminated Blood Cultures‎]]
*[[Isolation Precautions]]


== Source ==
==References==
7/2/09 PANI
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 21 February 2021

Categories

Interpretations of Key Phrases

  • “Acid fast bacilli” may suggest Mycobacterium species

Table Overview

Gram Positives
Cocci
Clusters
Pairs/Chains
Other
Rods
Gram Negatives
Cocci
Rods
Lactose Fermenters
Lactose Non-Fermenters
Other
Rods/Cocci
Anaerobes

See Also

References

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