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• Educational content and cases @ #MicroRounds • Curated by @ASWebster3 + @colleenkraftmd • Tweets our own

[Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro]

Hi everyone, we have been inspired by all the fantastic #MedED content on provided by #IDtwitter community

We hope to contribute ! and will be tweeting regular education Med Micro content and tweetorials at #MicroRounds

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In summary, C. fetus is an opportunistic species of Campylobacter which is associated with invasive and endovascular infections in appropriate hosts. It has a protective protein layer which prevents phagocytosis and can contribute to relapsing infections. 13/13

[Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro]

Time for another #TuesdayTweetorial . Let's start with a photo quiz, discussion to come this afternoon. @ASWebster3

[Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro]

Recall that Campylobacter jejuni is associated with post-infectious immune mediated phenomena including GBS and reactive arthritis. GBS may be associated with specific serotypes of C. jejuni (I did not find any cases directly linked to C. fetus) https://t.co/4ZlP7QHZPI 12/13

[Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro]

So remember these 4 steps to tackle CoNS bacteremia. Clinical picture, Ortho/Other implants, Number of positive cultures, Species identified (CONS). Here is a nerdy poem to summarize. 10/10

[Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro]

First tweetorial of the new academic year. Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) bacteremia is a frequent ID consult. So how do the pros handle the CoNS? Here is a quick generalized approach I use by creating a mnemonic out of CoNS. 1/10

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Second, Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common CoNS isolated from device infections. 9/10