GI Acute Inflammatory Diarrhea II Flashcards
describe the shape of Campylobacter
small, curved-spiral rods
Campylobacter are (G+ve/G-ve) and are motile
Campylobacter are G-ve and are motile
Campylobacter are G-ve and are (motile/non-motile)
Campylobacter are G-ve and are motile (single polar flagellum)
Campylobacter are microaerophilic and DO NOT ferment ____
Campylobacter are microaerophilic and DO NOT ferment CH2O (carbohydrates)
Campylobacter are (catalase +ve/catalase -ve)
Campylobacter are catalase +ve
____ are the leading cause of bacterial food-borne disease
60% of cases are caused by….
Campylobacter are the leading cause of bacterial food-borne disease
60% of cases are caused by ingestion of contaminated liquid or solid food (unpasteurized milk, raw/partially cooked poultry & contaminated water)
describe the pathogenesis of Campylobacter
- ingestion of pathogen
- invasion of SI and LI
- histologic damage to mucosal surfaces
- toxin production
- endotoxin (since it is inherent to G-ve)
- enterotoxin: watery diarrhea
- cytotoxin: verotoxin similar to Shiga toxin
describe the clinical features of Campylobacter infection
symptoms appear 3-5 days after ingestion
- vomiting
- diarrhea (often profuse, green?)
- abdominal pain, often severe
- prostration, often severe
- fever, often present
- bloodstained feces
name associations/complications of Campylobacter
-
reactive arthritis
- knee joint
- acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Guillan-Barre syndrome
describe how Campylobacter infection can lead to GBS
describe the detection of C. jejuni
describe the Sketchy
Yersinia enterocolytica is common among _____ (population)
Yersinia enterocolytica is common among children <7 yrs old and adults
describe the growth temperature of Yersinia enterocolytica
-1 to 40 C = psychrotroph - facultative psycrophiles
(grows in cold temperatures)
describe the pathogenesis of Yersinia enterocolytica
- invasive induces inflammatory response
- distal ileum (gut-associated lymphoid tissue)
- adjacent tissues & mesenteric lymph nodes also infected (mimic appendicitis)
- releases chromosomally encoded ST enterotoxin (which leads to an increase in cGMP)
Yersiniosis infects adjacent tissues in the distal ileum and mesenteric lymph nodes and often mimics ____
Yersiniosis infects adjacent tissues in the distal ileum and mesenteric lymph nodes and often mimics appendicitis