Monthly Archives: September 2016
Blood culture liaison process – advice by organism type- Gram positives
SECOND CLINICIAN CALL: Confirmed culture identification with susceptibility available Prior to calling, check the isolate antibiogram to see that species and susceptibility make sense – see EUCAST Expert rules which provide intrinsic resistance characters by species, including unusual phenotypes. If … Continue reading
Example template for documenting significant bloodstream infections
Suggested format for documenting significant BSI for later analyses. Sub documents with key definitions will be provided soon. Print this sheet onto a single A4 page and maintain a records folder. Include documentation of the clinical liaison process as below. … Continue reading
Adenovirus – bug of the week
Adenovirus overview -2016-path-north; Prepared for our weekly pathology teaching round by one of our registrars. Reference CDC Adenovirus site Image credit: http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/adenovirus_infection.html
Severe primary dengue- recent case and discussion
Guest posting from our Infectious Diseases advanced trainee, Dr Milton Micallef. ID meeting-presentation-dengue-dhf-and-dss Sept 2016 N.B. For an update on dengue viral vaccines (very promising work and at least one tetravalent vaccine in use), see WHO Dengue Vaccine Research page. Excellent … Continue reading
Positive blood culture clinician liaison process (microbiology) part 1
Documentation! Always note down all clinician discussions in a large personal diary or preferably on the electronic pathology record for the patient’s sample if this exists. Categorise and record the clinical relevance of the positive culture – a standard template to be … Continue reading
