AGE causative agents Flashcards
1
Q
Watery diarrhea x 7-10 days
A
Rotavirus
2
Q
Rotavirus mgmt
A
Supportive
3
Q
From nurseries and daycare
A
Enteropathogen ic, E.coli
4
Q
Enteropathogen ic, E.coli mgmt
A
TMP- SMZ
5
Q
Hemorrhogic colitis, HUS
A
Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli
6
Q
Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli mgmt
A
TMP SMZ
7
Q
Eggs,milk, poultry
A
Salmonella
8
Q
Salmonella mgmt
A
Treat only if <3mos old
9
Q
Person to person contact via contaminated fod
A
Shigella, campylobacter
10
Q
Shigella, campylobacter mgmt
A
Cefixime, erythromycin
11
Q
Hx of antibiotic use
A
Clostridium difficle
12
Q
Clostridium difficle mgmt
A
Metronidazole, vancomycin
13
Q
Sx within 12 hrs due to pre formed toxin with a common source
A
Staph aureus
14
Q
Infects the colon, acute bloody diarrhea
A
E. Histolytica
15
Q
E. Histolytica mgmt
A
Metronidazole
