GI Infections Flashcards
-Rotovirus; norovirus -Fecal oral transmission -Non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, abd pain
Viral gastroenteritis
-Salmonella enterica -Contaminated food - Pea soup diarrhea Prolonged fever, malaise -Ciprofloxacin
Typhoid fever
-Bacterial -Contaminated water -(Voluminous) Rice water stools
Cholera
-Protozoa -Camping -Greasy, malodorous diarrhea -Metronidazole
Giardia
-Bacteria -Spread person to person/contaminated food/drink -Diarrhea with blood and mucus
Shigella
Undercooked food/contaminated vegetables Wide range in diarrheal symptoms
Salmonella
Fecal-oral protozoan -Bloody diarrhea, abd pain, fever, tenesmus
Amebiasis
Watery or muccoid diarrhea, low-grade fever
C. diff
Contaminated poultry -Fever, myalgia, malaise, later followed by diarrhea that range from profusely watery to bloody
Campylobacter
Left over rice
Bacillus cereus
Grossly bloody diarrhea
E. coli (enterohemorrhagic
Profuse diarrhea
E. coli (enteroinvasive)
Watery diarrhea
E. coli (enterotoxigenic)