enterobacterales Flashcards
enterobacterales are gram ___ and what shape?
negative; short straight rods (bacilli)
which enterobacterales are lactose fermenting
klebsiella, e coli
types of typhoidal salmonella
S. typhi, S. paratyphi
what does typhoidal salmonella cause
enteric fever
where does typhoidal salmonella occur
developing countries
role of antibiotics with typhoidal salmonella
decrease mortality and morbidity
is there a carrier state with typhoidal salmonella
yes, for up to a year or more
what are the reservoirs for non-typhoidal salmonella
animal and human
where does non-typhoidal salmonella occur
developed and non developed countries
what does non-typhoidal salmonella cause
gastroenteritis (diarrhea)
role of antibiotics in non-typhoidal salmonella
may prolong carriage
is there a carrier state with non-typhoidal salmonella
uncommon
what are the types of non-typhoidal salmonella
S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium
what are the types of shigella
S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei
which shigella produces an exotoxin like shiga toxin
S. dysenteriae
which shigella is common in the US
S. sonnei
how can shigella be spread
fecal oral and person to person because it is easily transmissible due to a low inoculum
role of antibiotics in shigella
shorten fecal shedding
reservoirs for entero-associated e coli
human and animal
what is the strain of EHEC that causes HES
O157:H7 (STEC)
what are contraindications for EHEC, STEC
antimotility agents are contraindicated, antibiotics are controversial but generally avoid.
which e coli is infantile diarrhea
EPEC
Which e coli is main cause of travelers diarrhea
ETEC
what does uropathogenic e coli cause
most common cause of UTI. also bacteremia-sepsis and neonatal meningitis
types of klebsiella
K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca
klebsiella pneumoniae causes
community: CAP, UTI
klebsiella oxytoca causes
UTI
all klebsiella strains are resistant to
ampicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin (inherent)
types of proteus
mirabilis, vulgaris