Bugs causing watery diarrhea Flashcards

1
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Pseudomembraneous colitis, ABX induced, possibly bloody diarrhea

A

C. difficile

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2
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Also gas gangrene

A

C. perfringens

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3
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Traveler’s diarrhea, heat labile and stable toxins

A

ETEC

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4
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Protozoa

A

Giardia

Cryptosporidium

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5
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Comma shaped, rice-water, seafood

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V. cholerae

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6
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Viruses

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Rotavirus

Norovirus

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