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API Documentation - Identification Endpoint
POST /api/identify/
Submit diagnostic observations to identify potential microorganisms.
Request Body:
{
"observations": {
"gram_stain": "positive",
"catalase": true,
"oxidase": false,
"coagulase": true,
"hemolysis": "beta"
},
"confidence_threshold": 0.7,
"limit": 10
}
Response:
{
"results": [
{
"organism": "Staphylococcus aureus",
"confidence_score": 0.95,
"match_explanation": "All key features match expected profile"
}
]
}
Clinical SOP - Gram Stain Procedure
Steps:
- Prepare smear on clean glass slide
- Heat fix the slide
- Apply crystal violet - 1 minute
- Apply Gram's iodine - 1 minute
- Decolorize with acetone-alcohol - 5 seconds
- Counterstain with safranin - 30 seconds
- Rinse and blot dry
Interpretation:
- Gram-positive: Purple/blue cocci or rods
- Gram-negative: Pink/red cocci or rods
Diagnostic Algorithm - Gram-Positive Cocci Flow
Initial Tests:
- Gram stain: Positive cocci
- Catalase test
- Coagulase test
- Hemolysis on blood agar
- Bacitracin susceptibility
- Optochin susceptibility
Note: Catalase-positive cocci are typically Staphylococci. Catalase-negative cocci are typically Streptococci or Enterococci.
Knowledge Base Entry - Escherichia coli
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Gram Stain | Negative |
| Morphology | Rod |
| Oxidase | Negative |
| Lactose Fermentation | Positive |
| Indole | Positive |
| Motility | Motile |
| Common Diseases | UTI, gastroenteritis, sepsis |
Typical Sources: Urine, blood, stool, CSF
:warning: Critical Alert: E. coli O157:H7 can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Validation Case #42 - Respiratory Specimen
Patient History:
65-year-old male with community-acquired pneumonia
Observed Features:
- Gram stain: Gram-negative diplococci
- Oxidase: Positive
- Catalase: Positive
- Glucose fermentation: Positive
- Maltose fermentation: Positive
Expected Identification:
Neisseria meningitidis with confidence score > 0.85
Validation Status:
- Case verified by senior microbiologist
- Algorithm correctly identified organism
- Confidence score: 0.92
[img:validation-case-42-chart]
Test Suggestion Rationale
When differentiating between Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis:
-
Coagulase test (info gain: 0.85)
- S. aureus: Positive
- S. epidermidis: Negative
-
Novobiocin susceptibility (info gain: 0.45)
- S. aureus: Susceptible
- S. epidermidis: Susceptible
-
Mannitol fermentation (info gain: 0.65)
- S. aureus: Positive
- S. epidermidis: Negative
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