Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
Salmonella species and diseases they cause
S. typhi - typhoid fever
S. paratyphi A C B - enteric fever
Bacteremia is seen with enteric fever
Salmonella diseases
Cause salmonellosis
- gastroenteritis
- enteric fever
(Can see bacteremia in both)
Abscesses
Respiratory tract infections
Meningitis
Arteritis
Shigella diseases
Bacillary dysentery aka shigellosis
Salmonella
Over 2200 serotypes
Shigella
4 spp.
Non-motile (no H antigen)
Pathogenic E. coli types
EPEC
EIEC
ETEC
EHEC
EPEC
Enteropathogenic E. coli
Watery diarrhea
Nurseries - outbreaks - diapers
EIEC
Enteroinvasive E. coli
Shigellosis-like symptoms
ETEC
Enterotoxic E. coli
Diarrhea due to heat labile and stable toxins
Traveler’s diarrhea
EHEC
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Hemorrhagic colitis
Bloody diarrhea
No fever
No mucosal gastrointestinal inflammation
Pathogenic E. coli
Antigenic typing - has certain identifying antigens
Motile
Enterobacteriaceae
G-B FA OXI- NIT+ GLU+