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3/21 Ch 13 Gastroenteritis Flashcards

RA = rapid associations ∆ = difference

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RA: mayo, custards, ham, poultry

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staph aureus

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RA: fried rice, meat, vegetables, dried beans, cereals

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bacillus cereus

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RA: beef, poultry, legumes, gravy

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clostridium perfringens

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RA: shellfish

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vibrio cholera

vibrio parahemolyticus

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RA: oysters, shellfish

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vibrio parahemolyticus

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RA: salad, cheese, meat, water

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ETEC

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RA: beef, poultry, eggs, dairy

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salmonella

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RA: potato or egg salad, lettuce, raw veggies

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shigella

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RA: improperly canned foods – bulging cans

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c. botulinum

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RA: reheated meat dishes

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c. perfringens

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RA: antibiotics

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clostridium difficile

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RA: MSM

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shigella (also giardia)

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RA: reptiles and amphibians

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salmonella

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RA: turtles

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salmonella enterica

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RA: proctitis

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chylamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HSV

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RA: travel

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ETEC

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∆ btwn acute, persistent, and chronic diarrhea?

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diarrhea: 3 loose stools/24 hrs

acute: 10-14d
persistent: >14d
chronic: >30d

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RA: fever, severe abd pain

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invasive disease

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RA: vomiting

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toxin-mediated

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RA: abdominal bloating

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outdoor exposures

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RA: dizziness

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severe dehydration or chronicity

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RA: tenesmus

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rectal inflammation (shigella, STDs)

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General etiology of non-inflammatory, inflammatory diarrhea and penetrating diarrhea?

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Non-inflammatory (enterotoxin)

Inflammatory (invasion or cytotoxin)

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General etiology of non-inflammatory, inflammatory and penetrating diarrhea?

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Non-inflammatory (enterotoxin)

Inflammatory (invasion or cytotoxin)

Penetrating - they didn’t really give a MoA…

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location of non-inflammatory, inflammatory and penetrating diarrhea?

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Non-inflammatory: Proximal small bowel

Inflammatory: Terminal Ileum, Colon

Penetrating: Distal small bowel

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sx of non-inflammatory, inflammatory and penetrating diarrhea?

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Non-inflammatory: watery (secretory)

Inflammatory: bloody or mucoid (dysentery)

Penetrating: Enteric fever (fever, chills, signs of bacteremia)

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stool features of non-inflammatory, inflammatory and penetrating diarrhea?

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Non-inflammatory Ø WBC

Inflammatory WBC (+), lactoferrin (+)

Penetrating WBC (+)

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culprits of non-inflammatory diarrhea?

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C. difficile 
C.perfringens
ETEC
Giardia
Cryptosporidium 
Vibrio cholera
Rotavirus
Norovirus 
Bacillus cereus
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culprits of inflammatory diarrhea?

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Campylobacter
Entamoeba histolytica EHEC
EIEC
Salmonella (non-typhi)
Shigella
Y. enterocolitica 
Vibrio parahemolyticus
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culprits of penetrating diarrhea?

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Salmonella typhi

Yersinia enterocolitica

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when should you evaluate diarrhea complaints?ww

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bloody 
profuse w/ evidence of hypovolemia
small volume stools w/ blood and mucus
hospitalized patients 
immunocompromised patients
pregnant patients
fever >38.5 (or evidence of systemic disease) 
duration >48hrs or >6 stools/24hrs
diarrhea in the setting of recent antibiotic exposure
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what test helps you differentiate between bloody and non-bloody diarrhea?

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(+) Lactoferrin test (high sensitivity/specificity) = inflammatory diarrhea (indicates invasion or cytotoxin)

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what tests can you run on a stool to determine the etiology of diarrhea?

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Lactoferrin
Fecal WBC
stool cultures 
Ova and Parasite (O+P) 
PCR/Antigen test
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When is endoscopy indicated?

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  • immunocompromised patients with ongoing sx and no clear etiology
  • IBD suspicion
  • ischemic bowel suspicion
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is treatment indicated for regular diarrhea?

What treatments are generally used?

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GENERALLY NOT INDICATED SINCE ITS SELF-LIMITED

but if you have to

  • supportive (rehydration)
  • antibiotics
  • peptobismol
  • loperamide
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When are antibiotics indicated for diarrhea? which antibiotics are generally used?

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fluoroquinolone or azithromycin

indicated for

  • severe diarrhea (>8 episodes/day)
  • prolonged diarrhea (>7 d)
  • hospitalized patients
  • immunocompromised patients
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what is loperamide? MoA? When is it usually given?

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µ opioid agonist that acts on the µ opioid receptors in the myenteric plexus of the large intestines only; decrease motility to allow for more H2O to be absorbed out of the fecal matter

given only when major infections have been ruled out

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pathophysiology of Norovirus?

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“viral gastroenteritis” Damages brush border and prevents reabsorption of H2O and nutrients

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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Norovirus?

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Epi: usually kids

Acute onset of vomiting (esp. in kids), low grade fever (30%)
abdominal cramps and/or non-bloody diarrhea (esp. in adults) within (10-48 hrs of exposure)

40
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how to diagnose Norovirus?

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PCR

41
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treatment of Norovirus?

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supportive

42
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pathophysiology of rotavirus?

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“viral gastroenteritis” Activated by proteolysis to infectious sub-viral particle that cause villous destruction and atrophy, leading to decr. absorption and incr. absorption of K

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epidemiology and clinical presentation of rotavirus?

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Main cause of pediatric diarrhea (3-15mo)

2 day incubation followed by watery diarrhea for 3-8. can be associated with fever and abdominal pain

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how to diagnose rotavirus?

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Rapid antigen test of stool

45
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treatment of rotavirus?

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Supportive

Vaccine available

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pathophysiology of Shigella?

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Invades and damages intestinal mucosa and causes PMN infiltration; resulting in superficial ulcerations, colitis with crypt abscesses

produces shiga toxin that inactivates 60S ribosome and enhances HUS.

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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Shigella?

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Children*
Fecal-oral
Daycare 
Poor sanitation
MSM 
(has human reservoir only)

12-72hr incubation, followed by dysentery, moderate to severe illness with fever and blood flecks in stool. lasts 1-2 weeks. Children can develop HUS due to Shigatoxin

48
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how to diagnose Shigella?

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Stool culture

49
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treatment of Shigella?

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Ampicillin
TMP/SMX and Ciprofloxacin for resistant strains
AVOID anti-motility agents

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pathophysiology of Salmonella

enteritidis, typhimurium

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Pili adheres to small intestines where enterotoxin stimulates fluid secretion and also stimulates a monocytic infiltration

51
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Salmonella

enteritidis, typhimurium

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Eggs, poultry

12-26hr incubation: gastroenteritis with sudden onset of nausea, crampy abd. pain, diarrhea, and fever

52
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how to diagnose Salmonella

enteritidis, typhimurium

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Stool culture

Lactose (-)

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treatment of Salmonella

enteritidis, typhimurium

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Mild cases: supportive since abx may prolong fecal excretion of organism

Severe cases, immunocompromised, or extreme ages: TMP/SMX or ciprofloxacin

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pathophysiology of Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)

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Penetrates mucosa of small bowel, carried to LN and blood with 2˚ excretion into intestines from bile

55
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)

complications?

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Found only in humans

10 d incubation; systemic illness with insidious onset of malaise, myalgias, HA, and high fever.
Classic rose spots on abdomen, diarrhea, temperature/pulse dissociation

Complications: intestinal perforation and chronic carriage in gallbladder

56
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how to diagnose Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)

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Stool culture (only 80% diagnostic in early stage)

57
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treatment of Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)

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Ampicillin
TMP/SMX
Ciprofloxacin
Vaccine - Live

58
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pathophysiology of Campylobacter jejuni

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Invasion of ileum and colon with inflammatory diarrhea

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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Campylobacter jejuni

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Animal reservoirs, poultry, unpasteurized milk

12-24 hr prodrome HA, myalgias, and fever, followed by acute diarrhea with >10 loose, non-bloody BM/day that lasts 5-7d

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how to diagnose Campylobacter jejuni

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Stool culture, grows at 42˚C

Oxidase +

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treatment of Campylobacter jejuni

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Controversial, but ciprofloxacin is effective in vitro

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pathophysiology of EIEC

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invade and cause cell destruction in the colon

63
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of EIEC

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Humans

Shigella-like diarrhea w/ fever; inflammatory

64
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how to diagnose EIEC

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Lactose fermentation (to differentiate from shigella)

65
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pathophysiology of ETEC

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colonization and production of enterotoxins that cause loss of H2O
LT  cAMP
ST  cGMP

66
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of ETEC

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Travelers and infants in developing countries or regions of poor sanitation

Milder, cholera-like watery diarrhea w/o fever

67
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treatment of ETEC

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Loperamide
fluoroquinolones
azithromycin (macrolide), rifaximin

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pathophysiology of EPEC

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adheres to intestinal mucosa and causes microvilli effacement; prevents absorption

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epidemiology and clinical presentation of EPEC

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Children in developing countries

Profuse, watery (sometimes bloody) diarrhea

70
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diagnosis of EPEC

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Toxins are not detectable in stool

71
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treatment of EPEC

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Antibiotics, resistance testing useful, possibly

72
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pathophysiology of EHEC (0157:H7)

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production of shiga-like toxin (Stx) that can cause HUS (anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure)

73
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of EHEC (0157:H7)

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Poorly cooked beef,

Intense inflammatory response + necrosis, resulting in bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis); may progress to HUS

74
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how to diagnose EHEC (0157:H7)

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Agglutination test or immunoassay for shiga-like toxin

75
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treatment of EHEC (0157:H7)

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supportive care (antibiotics are contraindicated because it causes them to make more toxins; may lead to HUS)

76
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what is EHEC (0157:H7) also known as

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aka STEC

77
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pathophysiology of Clostridium difficile

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Anerotic toxin-producing bacteria

78
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Clostridium difficile

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Pts on lots of antibiotics

4-9d incubation; Diarrhea + pseudomembranous colitis

79
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treatment of Clostridium difficile

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Metronidazole

Vancomycin for severe cases

80
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pathophysiology of Yersinia enterocolitica

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intracellular pathogen that cause mucosal ulcerations and mesenteric adenitis (inflammation of LN; causes attachment to abd wall)

81
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Yersinia enterocolitica

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Animal reservoir with outbreaks from food and H2O, esp in daycare

Pseudo-appendicitis, diarrhea, and fever

82
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how to diagnose Yersinia enterocolitica

A

Fecal isolation

slow growth makes this difficult

83
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treatment of Yersinia enterocolitica

A

Tetracycline

TMP/SMX

84
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pathophysiology of Vibrio parahemolyticus

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Invasion + toxin formation

85
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Vibrio parahemolyticus

A

Undercooked seafood

24hr incubation; mild tissue damage with explosive watery diarrhea and low-grade fever

86
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how to diagnose Vibrio parahemolyticus

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Stool culture w. special media

87
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treatment of Vibrio parahemolyticus

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Supportive

88
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pathophysiology of Vibrio cholera

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Non-inflammatory toxin permanently activates Gs -> incr. cAMP -> incr. Cl secretion and H2O efflux in the gut

89
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Vibrio cholera

A

Food/water borne, seafood

1-2 d incubation; “rice-water diarrhea”, dehydration w/o fever

90
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how to diagnose Vibrio cholera

A

1-2 d incubation; “rice-water diarrhea”, dehydration w/o fever

91
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treatment of Vibrio cholera

A

Supportive

Tetracycline

92
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pathophysiology of Listeria monocytogenes

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Intracellular pathogens that pass through the intestines into macrophages and causes disseminated infection

93
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epidemiology and clinical presentation of Listeria monocytogenes

A

Coleslaw, dairy, cold processed meats

Immunocompromised, extreme ages, pregnant women

94
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how to diagnose Listeria monocytogenes

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2-6 wk incubation: fever, myalgias, bacteremia, meningitis

95
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treatment of Listeria monocytogenes

A

Blood or CSF culture

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