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Digestive system infections (part 2) Flashcards

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1
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how are E. coli outbreaks caused?

A

contaminated ground beef, bean sprouts, green leafy vegetables, apple juice, unpasteurized milk

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contaminated ground beef, bean sprouts, green leafy vegetables, apple juice, unpasteurized milk

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cause E. coli outbreaks

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3
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why is C. diff resistant to disinfectants?

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it’s a spore former

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4
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name some important characteristics of Clostridium difficile

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  • G+
  • spore former
  • resistant to disinfectants
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5
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primarily occurs in hospitalized patients treated with antibiotics

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C. diff

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6
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digestive infection that grows only when the normal flora is disrupted

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C. diff

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7
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C. diff grows only when WHAT condition is met?

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normal flora is disrupted

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8
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C. diff primarily occurs in what circumstances?

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hospitalized patients treated with antibiotics

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9
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asymptomatic colonization

A

C. diff

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10
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diarrhea that progresses from mild to moderate to severe

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CDI

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11
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abdominal pain and distension

A

CDI

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12
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digestive infection with fever

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CDI

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13
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pseudomembranous colitis

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CDI

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14
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toxic megacolon

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CDI

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perforated colon which leads to sepsis and death

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CDI

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16
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what makes CDI pathogenesis possible?

A

AB toxins

17
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what cells does CDI target? how does it affect those cells?

A

intestinal epithelial cells by disrupting actin

18
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digestive system infection that can progress to colitis

A

CDI

19
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name some symptoms of CDI

A

asymptomatic colonization
diarrhea
abdominal pain
fever
pseudomembranous colitis
toxic megacolon
perforated colon
sepsis
death

20
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destroys intestinal epithelial cells by disrupting actin

A

CDI

21
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how to treat CDI

A

specific antibiotics
fecal transplant

22
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treated by fecal transplant

A

CDI

23
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treated by specific antibiotics

A

CDI

24
Q

how to prevent CDI?

A

reduce antibiotic use, avoid transmission

25
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prevented by reducing antibiotic use

A

CDI

26
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pathogenesis of CDI

A

pili

27
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pathogenesis via pili

A

CDI, E. coli

28
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pathogenesis of shigellosis

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cell invasion

29
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causative agent of Shigellosis

A

Shigella species

30
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destroy intestinal epithelial cells by causing inflammation

A

shigellosis

31
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dysentery

A

Shigellosis

32
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not killed by stomach acid

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Shigellosis

33
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low infectious dose

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Shigellosis

34
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you can give antibiotics but they may be resistant

A

Shigellosis

35
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symptoms/characteristics of shigellosis (3)

A

dysentery
not killed by stomach acid
low infectious dose

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