GI III Flashcards
What are the two vibrio species that cause GI disease?
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
What is the gram stain, morphology, and aerobic/anaerobic properties of vibrio genus?
Gram negative, comma (curved) facultative anaerobes
Where are vibrio species found in the environment?
Free-living in water
What are the two diseases that vibrio cholerae causes?
Gastroenteritis
Bacteremia
What are the three diseases that vibrio cholerae causes?
Gastroenteristis
Bacteremia
Wound infx
What is the nutrient that vibrio species require for growth?
NaCl
True or false: vibrio grows at a very narrow range of pH
False-very broad pH range
How fast does cholerae onset?
Abruptly
How long does cholerae last?
7 days
What type of stool do pts with cholerae produce?
Rice water stool (mucus + electrolytes)
How does cholerae spread?
Water
True or false: there is long term immunity to cholerae
True, but there are many serotypes d/t O-antigen changes
What is the part of cholerae that is used to type it?
O antigen
What is the strain of cholerae that is currently causing a pandemic?
El Tor
What are the two major virulence factors of cholerae?
Toxin co-regulated pilus (TCP)
Cholera toxin
What type of toxin is the cholerae toxin?
AB toxin
What is the MOA for cholerae toxin?
Activates adenylate cyclase to increase cAMP
True or false: there is significant cell damage with cholerae infections
False
The cholerae toxin works very similarly to what other bacterial toxin?
ETEC LT toxin
Where did cholerae get its toxin?
Via the CTX(phi) prophage
How do you diagnose cholerae?
Culture with differential media
What is the treatment for cholerae?
Rehydration (IV if bad)
Is vibrio cholera an inflammatory bacteria?
No
Is vibrio parahaemolyticus an inflammatory bacteria?
Yes
What is the disease that vibrio parahaemolyticus causes?
Explosive diarrhea, n/v abdo pain
What is the virulence factor that vibrio parahaemolytocus produces? How does it produce diarrhea?
Kanagwa hemolysin–induces Cl secretion, thus watery diarrhea
What is vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with?
Raw shellfish
What is the treatment for vibrio parahaemolyticus?
Supportive
Is Yersinia enterocolitica an inflammatory or non-inflammatory bacteria?
Inflammatory
What is the gram stain and morphology of Yersinia enterocolitica?
Gram negative coccobacilli
Wher eis Yersinia enterocolitica usually found?
Nature and animals
What are the symptoms of an infection with Yersinia enterocolitica?
Fever, abdominal cramps, water/bloody diarrhea
How long do symptoms of Yersinia enterocolitca last?
1-2 weeks
How does Yersinia enterocoliticus cause disease?
Not well understood, but it appears to bind M cells and invade the terminal ileum, producing enterotoxins
What is the protein that Yersinia injects into M cells that allows it to enter the cell?
Yops
Is the enterotoxin that Yersinia produces heat stable?
Yes
How do you diagnose Yersinia enterocolitica infx?
Culture
What is the treatment for Yersinia enterocolitica infx?
Supportive
What are the gram staining and morhology of C.diff? Aerobic or anaerobic
Gram positive bacilli anaerobic
Is C.diff invasive? Does it form spores?
Non-invasive
DOES form spores