
Episode 49: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with Shmuel Shoham
Critical Care Scenarios
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Is Aspiragillus in a Blood Culture a Candida?
Aspergillus does go into the blood stream of travel ta sometimes find it in the brain and what not. 99 times out of a hundred it's a blood culture contaminate. On the other hand, aspiragillus in a respiratory sample is something that will be positive from time to time. And again, it tells you that there's asprgulus in the air wave. Doesn't tell you that it's aspragulus that's causing a problem.
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