Campylobacter Flashcards
1
Q
What does campylobacter cause?
A
Infectious diarrhea
2
Q
Most common cause of infection?
A
Cow milk
3
Q
IP?
A
2-5days
4
Q
Clinical presentation
A
Non inflammatory watery diarrhea
5
Q
Diagnosis?
A
Isolation of C.jejuni from feces culture at 42 degrees Celsius (stool culture)
6
Q
Treatment, apart from rehydration therapy?
A
Azithromycin and Erythromycin
7
Q
What’s the serious post infection complication?
A
Guillian barre syndrome
8
Q
What does mass treating animals achieve?
A
Eradicating campylobacter jejuni
