Diarrhoea Flashcards
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Key features of STEC
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Age - 2-10yo Sx - bloody diarrhoea - HUS - no fever (usually) Rx - no ABx (can increase toxin)
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Cause of 30-40% diarrhoea in children
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Diarrheagenic E coli
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Shigella most severe type
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S dysenteriae type 1 - toxin (HUS)
- increased R to antimicrobials
- large regional epidemics, high CFRs
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Shigella most common types
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S flexneri (1) S sonnei (2) - less severe, increasing
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Main causes of dehydrating diarrhoea in children
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rotavirus
ETEC
cholera
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Key features of campylobacter
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poultry (and pigs)
most common cause of BD in <1yo
Rx- azithro, erythro
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Main causes of prolonged/persistent diarrhoea in children
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EPEC
EAEC
parasites
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Shigella Sx, Dx, Rx
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Sx - small volume frequent stools, bld/muc, tenesmus, abdo cramps, fever, convulsion Dx - 2x cultures 95% Rx - cipro CTX azithro
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Enteroaggregative E. coli - key features
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Persistence
Children
HIV
Travelers #2 cause
