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Chronic Diarrhea Flashcards

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What are the causative organisms of Chronic Diarrhea?

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Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Cyclospora cayetanensis, Giardia lambia, Enatmoeba histolytica?

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What form of Chronic Diarrhea is Enteroaggregative E. coli?

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Bacterial, gram-negative

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Vehicle (food, water), fecal-oral

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What are the virulence factors for Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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How do you culture/diagnose Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Difficult to distinguish from other E. coli

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How do you prevent Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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How do you treat Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Rehydration, or ciprofloxacin

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Is fever present with Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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No

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Is blood in stool with Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Sometimes, mucus also

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What the distinctive features of Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Chronic in the malnourished

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What are the epidemiological features of Chronic Diarrhea (Enteroaggregative E. coli)?

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Developing countries: 87% of chronic diarrhea in children > 2 years old

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What form of Chronic Diarrhea is Cyclospora cayetanesis?

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Parasite

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What are the most common modes of Transmission for Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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Fecal-oral, vehicle

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What are the virulence factors for Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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Invasiveness

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How do you culture/diagnose Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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Stool examination, PCR

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How do you prevent Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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Washing, cooking food, personal hygiene

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How do you treat Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

18
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Is fever present with Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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Is blood in stool with Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

20
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What are the distinctive features for Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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What are the epidemiological features for Chronic Diarrhea (Cyclospora cayetanesis)?

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United States: estimated 16,000 cases per year; internationally: endemic in 27 countries, mostly tropical

22
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What form of Chronic Diarrhea is Giardia lambia?

23
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What are the most common modes of transmission for Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Vehicle, fecal-oral, direct and indirect contact

24
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What are the virulence factors for Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Attachment to intestines alters mucosa

25
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How do you culture/diagnose Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Stool examination, ELISA

26
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How do you prevent Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Water hygiene, personal hygiene

27
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How do you treat Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Timidazole, nitazoxanide

28
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Is fever present with Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Not usually

29
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Is blood in stool with Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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No, mucus present (greasy and foul smelling)

30
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What are the distinctive features of Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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Frequently occurs in backpackers, campers

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What are the epidemiological features of Chronic Diarrhea (Giardia lambia)?

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United States: estimated 1.2 million cases per year; internationally: prevalence rates from 2% to 5% in industrialized world

32
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What form of Chronic Diarrhea is Entamoeba histolytica?

33
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What are the most common modes of transmission for Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

A

Vehicle, fecal-oral

34
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What are the virulence factors for Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

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Lytic enzymes, induction of apoptosis, invasiveness

35
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How do you culture/diagnose Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

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PCR, stool examination, ELISA, serology

36
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How do you prevent Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

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Water hygiene, personal hygiene

37
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How do you treat Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

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Metronidazole or chloroquine

38
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Is there a fever present with Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

39
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Is blood in stool with Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

40
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What are the distinctive features of Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

41
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What are the epidemiological features for Chronic Diarrhea (Entamoeba histolytica)?

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Internationally: 40,000 to 100,000 deaths annually

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