Gastroenteritis Flashcards
source of campylobacter
contaminated water
animal droppings
unpasteurised milk
clinical features of campylobacter
fever
dysentery
reactive arthritis
management of campylobacter
self limiting
if severe - erythromycin
source of salmonella
contaminated water
eggs
poultry
meat
clinical features of salmonella
dysentery
vomiting
abdominal pain
low-grade fever
management of salmonella
usually self-limiting
bacteraemia - ciprofloxacin
sources of shigella
faecal-oral
contaminated food and water
clinical features of shigella
dysentery
colicky abdominal pain
sometimes fever
management of shigella
ciprofloxacin
source of bacillus cereus
reheated rice or sauces
clinical features of bacillus cereus
watery diarrhoea
profuse vomiting
management of bacillus cereus
self-limiting
sources of listeria
unpasteurised milk and cheese
raw meat
clinical features of listeria
watery diarrhoea
colicky abdominal pain
vomiting
management of listeria
ampicillin
source of clostridium perfringens
uncooked meat
clinical features of clostridium perfringens
watery diarrhoea
colicky abdominal pain
management of clostridium perfringens
self-limiting
source of clostridium botulinum
bottled/canned food
clinical features of clostridium botulinum
short period of watery diarrhoea
symmetrical descending flaccid paralysis
no sensory impairment