PPT-Best Practices in: Gram Negative Rod Bacteremia

Presented by Wendy Gerstein Md 5232018 Why this topic Point of interest over the years I have seen some widely variable workups and treatment plans Guidelines are difficult to interpret for specific treatment of GNR bacteremia. Bacteria . One of our kingdoms. Bacteria. Bacteria are minute microscopic prokaryotes. They are unicellular organisms, which are usually identified by their specific activities, more than their general . Goals and Objectives:. Exercise 38: Cultural Characteristics . (Gelatin) . put on ice!!!. Exercise . 40: Hydrolytic and . Degradative. . Reactions. (Urea). Exercise 41: Multiple Test Media. (SIM). Physical differences & clinical . signifigance. . . Figure 4.8b. Gram- positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria. Figure 4.8a. Gram-Positive cell walls. Teichoic acids:. Lipoteichoic acid links to plasma membrane. Bacteriology: . study . of . bacteria. Mycology: . study . of . fungi. Protozoology: . study . of . protozoa. Phycology (or algology): . study . of . algae. Parasitology: . study . of . parasites. Immunology: . Acute Care. AHRQ Safety Program for . Improving Antibiotic Use . AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF. November 2019 . Objectives. Review recommendations for appropriate blood culture collection. . Develop organism-specific management recommendations . Presented by Maggie Wong (AMS pharmacist). Co-investigators: Dr. K . Afra. , Dr. K Tan, Kieran Shah. Background . Objectives. Methods. Results. Demographics of patients. Treatment received. Outcomes. The Microbiology Laboratory. . Summary. By: Sunny Chen . Topic Overview. Potential bacterial candidates for this infectious scenario. Possible samples taken. Possible tests performed. Expected results for the potential bacterial candidates. 1 The slide is washed in water; excess water is removed using a blotting paper, dried in air and heat fixed before observing under microscope. Those bacteria that hold on to primary dye-iodine comple Acinetobacter calcoaceticus A. lwoffiand A. anitratusmostly occur as short coccobacilli in cultures. They resemble diplococci and may sometimes be mistaken for Neisseria(Gram stain). Actinobacillus ac 11. General Characteristics of Prokaryotic Organisms. Prokaryotes. Most numerous and diverse group of cellular microbes. Thrive in various habitats. Only a few are capable of colonizing humans and causing disease. Enterobacteriaceae. family . By:. Asst. Prof. Dr. Shaima’a Al-. Salihy. Learning objectives:. After this . lec. . You must be able to:. Describe microscopic morphology and cultural biochemical characteristics of each member in this family.. Gram Positive. Gram Negative. Gram-Positive bacteria. Gram-Negative bacteria. Cell Wall. A single-layered, smooth cell wall.  A double-layered, wavy cell-wall. Cell Wall thickness. The thickness of the cell wall is 20 to 80 . Lab. . 3. By. Assistant lecturer. Zainab farooq . shafeeq. Principle. The Gram stain is the most useful and widely employed differential stain in bacteriology.. It divides bacteria in to two groups (Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.. (cont. ). Oula. Mohammed. M.B.Ch.B. / MSc. Clinical pharmacology. Cephalosporins. The . cephalosporins. are one of the . largest. and . most widely . used groups of antibiotics.. They are . β-lactam antibiotics .