Exam 1: Lecture 7 Flashcards
Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
- caused by ingestion of enterotoxin in improperly stored foods
- pathogen = staphlococcus aereus
- Source = foods w/ high osmotic pressure or not cooked properly before eating
E. coli gastroenteritis organism
E. coli with toxic genes
E. coli gastroenteritis transmission
fecal-oral
E. coli gastroenteritis portal of entry
GI
E. coli gastroenteritis Disease mechanism
LT/ST enterotoxins disrupt Cl channel
Shiga toxin inhibit protein synthesis of endothelial cells in intestine, kidney,brain
E. coli gastroenteritis Signs and Symptoms
Water diarrhea = enterotoxin
Shiga toxin causes bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome, kidney damage, intravascular clots
E. coli gastroenteritis Diagnosis
Culture of organism and genetic characterization
E. coli gastroenteritis Treatment
supportive
transfusion
dialysis
Antibiotics trigger release of Shiga Toxin
E. coli gastroenteritis Prevention
personal hygiene
cook food thoroughly
Helicobacter Peptic Ulcer Disease
H. Pylori produces ammonia, neutralized stomach acid….bacteria colonize stomach mucosa and cause peptic ulcer disease
How to detect H.Pylori infection
urease, enzyme used to detect in clinical exam
How to treat H.Pylori infection
Bismuth, combo antibiotics, acid suppressor all maybe useful in treating peptic ulcer disease
Clinical Outcomes of H.Pylori infection
> 80% = Asymptomatic or chronic gastritis
15-20% = Chronic atrophic gastritis intestinal metaplasia, Gastric or Duodenal ulcer
< 1% = Gastric cancer MALT lymphoma
Viral Hepatitis
- inflammation of liver caused by group of viruses that infect the liver
- A/B/C/D/E
- Leading cause of liver cancer
- Most common reason for liver transplant
- 4.4m Americans infect and most don’t know
Hep A
Transmission: Fecal-oral Classification: Picornaviridae, Linear SS-RNA Incubation: 15-40 days Chronic infection: No Clinical outcomes: No
Hep B
Transmission: Bloodborne, sexual, vertical
Classification: Hepadnaviridae, Circular DS-DNA
Incubation: 60-180 days
Chronic infection: yes, 5%
Clinical outcomes: Cirrhosis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma