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Gi bacterial and viral infections Flashcards

1
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what damage can GI pathogens do

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local inflammation
ulceration 
perforation of mucosal epithelium
Disruption of normal microbiota
Pharmacological action of bacterial toxins
Invasion to blood or lymphatics
villous atrophy
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describe types of epithelial perforation

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Ruptured ulcer / perforated ulcer

may result in leaking of food and gastric juices to the abdominal cavities

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what pathogens can cause diarrhoea

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campylobacter
shigella
EPEC
cholera

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how long can campylobacter incubate for

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2-11 days

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how long can diarrhoea caused by campylobacter last for

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3 weeks

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what symptoms may present with campylobacter or shigella

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bloody stools

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what does EPEC stand for

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enteropathogenic E. coli

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what may result from e.coli or cholera infection

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watery stools

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what are some bacterial diarrhoeal pathogens

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  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Escherichia coli
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Shigellaspp.
  • Listeria monocytogenes
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describe V. cholerae

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  • Gram negative
  • Comma-shaped rod
  • Flagellated

found in water

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what is O1 antigen associated with

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Associated with early pandemics

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what is non O1 antigen associated with

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recent outbreaks

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13
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what vaccines are available for cholera

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  • Parenteral vaccine: low protective efficiency

* Oral vaccine: effective & suitable for travellers

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describe the pathogenesis of V.cholerae

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  • Only infective in large doses
  • Many organisms killed in stomach
  • Colonisation of small intestine involving flagellarmotion, mucinase, attachment to specific receptors
  • Production of multicomponent toxin
  • Loss of fluid and electrolytes without damage to enterocytes
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what are the consequences of cholera infection

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Fluid loss of up to 1 litre/hour
•Electrolyte imbalance leading to dehydration, metabolic acidosis & hypokalemia
•Hypovolaemicshock
•40-60% mortality
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describe E.coli

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  • Gram negative
  • Bacillus
  • Member of normal gastrointestinal microbiota
  • Some strains possess virulence factors enabling them to cause disease
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what are the types of E. coli

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  • EPEC enteropathogenic
  • ETEC enterotoxigenic
  • VTEC verocytotoxin-producing
  • EHEC enterohaemorrhagic
  • EIEC enteroinvasive
  • EAEC enteroaggregative
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what is EPEC (enteropathogenic) responsible for

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sporadic cases and outbreaks of infection in under 5’s

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what is ETEC (enterotoxigenic) responsible for

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travellers’ diarrhoea

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what is VTEC / EHEC (verocytoxin/ enterohaemorrhagic) responsible for

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sporadic cases and outbreaks of gastroenteritis

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what is EIEC (enteroinvasive) responsible for

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food-borne infection in areas of poor hygiene (often persistent diarrhoea)

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where is EAEC found (enteroaggregative e. coli)

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resource-poor countries

23
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describe C. jejuni

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  • Gram negative

* Helical bacillus

24
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how is C. jejuni spread

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consumption of raw / undercooked meat, contaminated milk

25
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what does C. jejuni cause

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Commonest case of diarrhoea in developed world

Mucosal inflammation and fluid secretion

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what is the histological appearance of C.jejuni infection

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  • Inflammation involves entire mucosa
  • Villous atrophy
  • Necrotic debris in crypts
  • Thickening of basement membrane
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what is Salmonella sp

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Gram negative Bacilli

28
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what does Salmonella do

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food associated diarrhoea

transmission through meat, eggs milk or human to human

29
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describe the pathogenesis of Salmonella

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  • Ingestion of large numbers of bacteria
  • Absorption to epithelial cells in terminal section of small intestine
  • Penetration of cells and migration to lamina propria
  • Multiplication in lymphoid follicles
  • Inflammatory response mediates release of prostaglandins
  • Stimulation of cyclic AMP
  • Release of fluid and electrolytes causing diarrhoea
30
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what does S. typhi and S. paratyphi cause

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typhoid and paratyphoid

travel around the body in macrophages

spread via faeces in contaminated water, can become a chronic carrier

31
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describe typhoid vaccines

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Oral; live attenuated
–booster after 5 years
•Parenteral; capsular polysaccharide
–Booster after 2 years
•50-80% effective
•Recommended for travellers to endemic areas
32
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what is shigellosis

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shigella infection causing dysentery

faecal- oral
human only

33
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describe the pathogenesis of Shigella

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  • Attaches to mucosal epithelium of distal ileum and colon
  • Causes inflammation and ulceration
  • Rarely invasive
  • Produces Shiga toxin
  • Diarrhoea watery initially, later can contain blood and mucus
  • Disease usually self-limiting
34
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what is L. monocytogenes

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  • Coccobaccillus
  • Causes listeriosis
  • Food-borne pathogen associated with paté, soft cheese, unpasteurised milk

usually presents as meningitis

35
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who is at risk of L.monocytogenes infection

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–Pregnant women (with possibility of infection of the baby in uteroor at birth)
–Immunosuppressed individulas(e.g. those with AIDS or on cancer / immunosuppresivedrugs)
–The elderly

36
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what viruses can cause diarrhoea

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  • Rotavirus
  • Norovirus
  • Enteric Adenovirus

more rarely:
•Calicivirus
•Coronavirus
•Astrovirus

37
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describe rotavirus

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looks like a wheel
infects mammals 
commonest in very young children 
high virulence
faeco-oral or faeco-respiratory
38
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describe the pathogenesis of rotavirus

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  • Incubation period of 1-2 days
  • Replication of virus in small intestinal epithelial cells at tips of villi
  • Results in villous atrophy
  • Damage caused to infected cells leaving immature cells with reduced absorptive capacity for sugar, water and electrolytes
  • Onset of vomiting, diarrhoea lasting 4 –7 days
  • Up to 1010–1011virus particles/gram faeces released
39
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describe the rotavirus vaccine

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•RotaRix; RotaTeq
–Oral administration (2-3 doses)
–First dose at 6-10 weeks of age
–Live, attenuated virus
•Introduced in UK from 2013
•In US, hospital admissions decreased by 86% since introduction
•Has already been used in >30 countries
40
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what is norovirus

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•a.k.a. “winter vomiting disease”
•Accounts for most non-bacterial outbreaks worldwide
•Past infection in 60% of adults
•Human only pathogen
•Transmission is faeco-oral, contaminated water / shellfish, fomites
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41
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what is enteric adenovirus

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  • Accounts for 10% of community-acquired diarrhoeas in young children
  • No seasonal incidence
  • Asymptomatic infections common
  • Mild, but prolonged diarrhoea
42
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what pathogen might multiply after tetracycline treatment

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Staphylococcus aureus& Candida sp.

43
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describe C. difficile

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  • Produces spores for survival
  • Produces an enterotoxin and a cytotoxin
  • Not only associated with antibiotic use
  • Now associated with >55,000 cases in England/Wales per annum
  • More severe disease associated strain 027 which produces more enterotoxin (toxin A) than cytotoxin(toxin B)
  • Nosocomial infections largely responsible for increase in cases
44
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describe the appearance of Helicobacter pylori

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  • Gram negative
  • Spiral
  • Flagellated
  • Microaerophilic
  • > 80% infected individuals are asymptomatic

can cause stomach ulcers

45
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what diseases can H. pylori cause

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  • Duodenal ulcers
  • Gastric ulcers
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • Non-ulcer dyspepsia
46
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what are the Key featurs of H. pylori

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  • Acid-inhibiting protein –survival in stomach
  • Urease –neutralisation of acid pH
  • Adhesins –binding to gastric epithelium
  • Cytotoxin –damage to gastric epithelium
  • Flagellum –movement through gastric mucus layer
47
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how is H. pylori treated

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•1 week triple combination therapy
EITHER:
Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
& Clarithromycin
& Amoxycillin
OR:
Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
& Clarithromycin
& Metronidazole
48
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what toxins can cause food poisoning

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  • emetic toxins of Bacillus cereus
  • enterotoxin of Staphylococcus aureus
  • neurotoxin of Clostridium botulinum
49
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what is oral rehydration therapy

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the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during diarrheal illness

contains glucose, NaCl, KCl, and other salts

50
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what is listeriosis

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after eating certain foods contaminated with listeria
causes mild fever, vomiting and diarrhoea
may cause meningitis
caused by L. monocytogenes

51
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how long does shigella incubate for

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1-4 days and lasts for 3 days

52
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what might clindamycin lead to

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c. difficile infection

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