Bacteria Flashcards
cans and honey, MOA is stops acetylcholine at NMJ is?
botulism - only motor symptoms
Botulism tx?
Antitoxin at CDC, early intubation
floppy baby is associated with
botulism
dirty name, tetnospasm - block inhibatory = spasm
tetanus
puncture wounds, lock jaw, no CNS effect, painful tonic convulsion
tetanus
tetanus tx?
immunoglobulin, immunize q10 years
toxin that activates adenyl cyclase in GI, loss a lot of water
cholera
DX of cholera?
rice water diarrhea, very bad dehydration
Cholera tx?
oral rehydrate, tetracycline, ampicillin, Bactrim
Salmonella tx?
Ceftriaxone, FQ 2 weeks
enteric fever, pea soup, fever - (10 days)
Salmonella
fever, GI, 3-4 days, crampy, self limited. what bactertia?
Salmonella
Dysentery is? tenesmus, bloody diarrhea.
Shigella
Shigella
bactrium
Shigella
bactrium, FQ