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E Coli Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Lipopolysaccaride

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Bacteremia septic shock

Macrophage activation causing IL1 IL 6 TNF alpha release

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K1 capsular polysaccharide

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Neonatal meningitis

Prevents phagocytosis,complement mediated lysis

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Verotoxin

Shiga like toxin

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Gastroenteritis
Inactivates 60 s ribosomal component halting protein synthesis
Cell death

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Heat stable/ heat labile enterotoxin

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Gastroenteritis watery

Promotes fluid and electrolyte secretion from intestinal epithelium

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P fimbriae

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UTI

allows adhesion to uroepitheium

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