Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards

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Salmonella species and diseases they cause

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S. typhi - typhoid fever
S. paratyphi A C B - enteric fever

Bacteremia is seen with enteric fever

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Salmonella diseases

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Cause salmonellosis
- gastroenteritis
- enteric fever
(Can see bacteremia in both)

Abscesses
Respiratory tract infections
Meningitis
Arteritis

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Shigella diseases

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Bacillary dysentery aka shigellosis

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Salmonella

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Over 2200 serotypes

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Shigella

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4 spp.

Non-motile (no H antigen)

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Pathogenic E. coli types

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EPEC
EIEC
ETEC
EHEC

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EPEC

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Enteropathogenic E. coli

Watery diarrhea
Nurseries - outbreaks - diapers

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EIEC

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Enteroinvasive E. coli

Shigellosis-like symptoms

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ETEC

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Enterotoxic E. coli

Diarrhea due to heat labile and stable toxins
Traveler’s diarrhea

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EHEC

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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

Hemorrhagic colitis
Bloody diarrhea
No fever
No mucosal gastrointestinal inflammation

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Pathogenic E. coli

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Antigenic typing - has certain identifying antigens

Motile

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Enterobacteriaceae

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G-B
FA
OXI-
NIT+
GLU+
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