Acute Diarrhea Flashcards
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Bacterial causes of watery/non-bloody diarrhea
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Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus cereus Clostridium perfringens Vibrio cholerae ETEC EPEC (watery or bloody) Listeria monocytogenes Clostridium difficile
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Bacterial causes of bloody diarrhea
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Shigella Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella typhi Campylobacter jejuni Vibrio parahemolyticus Aeromonas hydrophila EHEC (O157:H7) EIEC EPEC (watery or bloody) Yersinia enterocolitica
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Viral causes of watery/non-bloody diarrhea
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Rotavirus
Adenovirus (40+41)
Norwalk virus
4
Q
Viral causes of bloody diarrhea
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Cytomegalovirus
5
Q
Protozoan causes of watery/non-bloody diarrhea
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Giardia lamblia
Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cystoisospora belli
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Protozoan causes of bloody diarrhea
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Entamoeba histolytica
Schistosoma mansoni