Digestive tract infections III Flashcards
Clostridium spp. of intrest in gi tract
- Clostridium perfringens
- clostridium piliforme
- CLOSTRIDIODES difficile is NOT a clostridium any longer it is reclassified BUT shares the characteristics of a clostridium spp.
clostridium spp. and clostridiodes difficile characteristics
- gram pos
- spore forming
- anaerobic
- bacilli
clostridium spp. and clostridiodes difficile found where
- natural inhabitant digestive tract
- found in soil
clostridium spp. and clostridiodes difficile transmission (gi)
ingestion
clostridium spp. and clostridioudes difficile (GI) -> dx how
- produce toxins that cause dx while they are inside host in GI the dx they cause really isn’t GI based but they are in GI making the toxin
clostridium difficile infection how
- triggering event -> disturbance normal microbiome
- piglets can get infection when newborn before establish own microbiota to prevent infection or dx
clostridium piliforme infection how
usually stress to animal triggers infection
clostridium per fringes infection how
- newly ingested spores germinate and -> dx
clostridiodes difficile effects who
- horse
- pig
- dog
- RARELY cats
- maybe zoonotic?
clostridiodes difficile horse and pig (piglets0
- hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis ie bldy d+
clostridiodes difficile dogs and cats
- chronic d+ may or may not contain blood
- RARELY EFFECTS CATS
clostridium perfringens types
- a-e
- based on toxins they make
clostridium perfringens -> what in who
- endotoxemia, usually acute and highly fatal
- cattle, sheep, goat, pig, horse, dog
- ZOONOTIC (some types not all)
clostridium perfringens dx spreads how
- toxins made in intestine enter blood stream -> spread -> death (usually)
clostridium perfringenes diagnosis how
necropsy
clostridium perfringens necropsy what seen
congestive hemorrhagic ulceration on intestinal mucosa
clostridium perfringenes most comon in what types animals
- v young
- overfed
clostridium perfringenes very young animals
- young: digestive enzymes not made yet or are inhibited by colostrum bacteria making toxins and toxins not degraded -> toxins have effect
- older animal: have trypsin and other enzymes so bacteria can mult and make toxins but toxins get degraded in intestinal tract
clostridium perfringenes overfed animals
- food left undigested in li microbes can grow on also intestinal motility slowed so more time for toxins to get absorbed and cause dx
clostridium piliforme affects who
- lab rodents
- lagomorphs
- occasionally foals, cats, dogs