Gastroenteritis Flashcards
1
Q
Campylobacter
A
No antibiotics normally required. If immunocompromised-clarithromycin
Milk, poultry, traveller, BBQ
2
Q
Salmonella, shigella
A
Seek specialist advice
Eggs, poultry
Bloody diarrhoea
3
Q
Novovirus, rotavirus
A
Rotavirus kids under 3
No antibiotic treatment
4
Q
E.coli 0157
A
Seek specialist advice as can cause haemolytic uraemic syndrome so no antibiotics initially
Bloody diarrhoea, endotoxins from shigella, farmyard zoos,
5
Q
Diarrhoea
A
Stool sample
