Diarrhea Matching Flashcards
1
Q
Viral enteritis (rotavirus)
A
lysis of mature enterocytes, causing malabsorption of sugar (osmotic and secretory diarrhea)
2
Q
Vibrio cholera
A
enterotoxin results in activated secretion (secretory diarrhea)
3
Q
Clostridium difficile
A
antibiotics initiate emergence of cytotoxic strains
4
Q
Shigella
A
bacillary dysentery - invasive organism