Bugs causing bloody diarrhea Flashcards
1
Q
Comma or S-shaped grows at 42 degrees
A
Campylobacter
2
Q
Protozoan, amoebic dysentery, liver abscess
A
E. hystolytica
3
Q
Can cause HUS, Shiga-like toxin
A
EHEC
4
Q
Invades colonic mucosa
A
EIEC
5
Q
Lactose-, flagella, animal reservoir, poultry, eggs
A
Salmonella
6
Q
Lactose-, very low ID50, Shiga toxin, bacillary dysentery
A
Shigella
7
Q
Daycare outbreaks, pseudoappendicitis
A
Y. enterocolitica