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1
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Types of Klebsiella

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K. Pneumoniae/Friedlanders bacillus
K. Ozoenae
K. Rhinoscleromatis
K. Granulomatis

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K. Pneumonia causes

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Community acquired pneumonia, HAP, VAP
COPD (Superadded infection)
UTI (Catheter Associated)
Septicemia

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K. Ozoenae is known to cause

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Ozaenae or Atrophic Rhinitis
Foul smelly discharge
Merciful anosmia

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K Rhinoscleromatis is known to cause

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Rhinoscleroma

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Gross and Microscopic Findings of Rhinoscleroma

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Grossly - Hebra/woody nose
M/E - Mikulicz cells and Russell body

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K. Granulomatis known to cause

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AKA : Donovanosis
Painless Genital ulcers

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Microscopic Findings of K. Granulomatis infection

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Donovan bodies - Pund cells
Safety pin appearance

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HVPK means

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Hyperviscous Hypervirulent strain of K pneumoniae
Very virulent
CAP, Meningitis, Sepsis
Resistant to treatment

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MacConkey agar finding for K pneumoniae

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Lactose fermenter +
Pink + mucoid colony (String test +ve)

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Klebsiella is Urease positive or negative

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Positive

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IMVIC test in case of K pneumoniae

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–++

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Urease positive organisms

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PUNCH KISS
Proteus
Ureaplasma
Nocardia
Cryptococcus
Helicobacter
Kleibsiella
Staph Saprophyticus
Staph Epidermidis

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Klebsiella mnemonic

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KLEbsiELLA
Capsulated
Lactose fermenter
Enzyme urease +ve
Non motile

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Treatment of K pneumoniae infections

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Piperacillin + Tazobactam
For XDR strains - Only antibiotic useful is Colistin or Polymyxin (very expensive)

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Serratia Marcescens used to transmitted by contaminated

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Iv lines
Surgical instruments
Antiseptic solutions

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Serratia Marcescens causes

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Pneumonia (Pseudohemoptysis) - Red cough or sputum)
Contact lens keratitis (Pink hypopyon)
Meningitis
CVS Problems
Septicemia

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Pigment seen in Serratia Marcescens

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Non diffusible Red pigment at room temperature (Prodigiosin)

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SeRRatia mnemonic

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S - Swarming, surgical instruments
R - Red color pigment
R - Room temperature

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Tribe Proteae includes

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PPM
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella

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Which Proteae Families are Urease positive

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Proteus
Morganella

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Which Proteae Families are PPA +ve

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Phenyl pyuric acid testing
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella

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Proteus features

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Can take any shape (Pleomorphic bacteria)
Gram -ve bacilli
Non capsulated
Swarming motility

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Swarming motility is seen in

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PVCS
P - Proteus
V- Vibrio Parahemolyticus and Alginolyticus
C - C Tetani, B. Cereus
S - Serratia

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Swarming can be inhibited by

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Firm agar (5% agar)
Chemicals (boric acid and chloral hydrate)
MacConkey agar (bile salts +ve)

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Epidemiological typing of Proteus shows which phenomenon

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Diene’s phenomenon
In same strains - Swarming merge
In different strains - line of demarcation

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Uses of Proteus

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Non motile strains of Proteus (OX2, OX19 AND OXK) - used for Weil Felix test

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Treatment of Proteus infection

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Resistance ++
P. Mirabilis - Ampicillin, Cephalosporin sensitive

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PrOteUS Mnemonic

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PPA +ve, Diene’s Phenomenon
Odour - Fish
Urease +ve
Swarming

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Morganella is known to cause

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Food poisioning (Uncooked fish)
AKA - Scombroid food Poisioning

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Tribe Erwinieae includes

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Erwinieae herbicola - Yellow pigment, UTI

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Yersinia includes

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Yersinia pestis
Yersinia Enterocolitica
Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis

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Which yersinia species belongs to Enterobacteriacea family

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Y. Enterocolitica
Y. Pseudotuberculosis

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Yersinia Shows which motility

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Differential motility (motile at 22°C, non motile at 37°C) expect Y pestis - non-motile

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Differential motility is shown by

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Listeria
Yersinosis except Y pestis

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Yersinosis causes which diseases

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1)Self limiting gasteroenteritis
2)Mesenteric adenitis, Terminal ileitis(child) - mimics appendicitis (Pseudoappendicitis)
3)Adults - Systemic diseases

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Culture findings for Yersinosis

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MacConkey agar - Y. Enterocolitica can show Lactose fermentation
Differential motility

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37
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Cold enrichment is shown by

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Yersinosis
Listeriosis

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Yersinia pestis causes

39
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Reservoir and vector of Plague

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Reservoir - wild rodents
Vector - Rat flea

40
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Life cycle of yersinia pestis

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Flea gets infected from Rat - enters stomach - Multiplies(Replication) - come back and block proventriculus of flea - Regurgitates in blood meal

41
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Virulence factors of Yersinia pestis

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Protein envelope F1 antigen (Protein capsule)
V,W antigen
Toxin - Endotoxin Murine toxin

42
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Cycles of Plague

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Urban/domestic - Rodents and humans
Wild/Sylvatic - Wild rodents only

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Types of Plague

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Bubonic plague - painful Lymph node enlargement
Pneumonic Plague
Septicemic - Black death(DIC, Shock, multiple organ failure)

44
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Microscopic Findings seen in Yersinia pestis infection

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Safety pin appearance

45
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Stain used for Yersinia pestis infection

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Wayson stain(NMB stain) or Wright/Giemsa stain

46
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Safety pin appearance can be seen in

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Yersinia pestis
Vibrio Parahemolyticus
Burkholdiera Mallei and Pseudomallei
Hemophilus ducreyi
Klebsiella granulomatis

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Culture finding of Y pestis on CIN Agar

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Bull’s eye colonies

48
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Culture finding of Y pestis on nutrient broth (Ghee broth)

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Stalactite growth (hangs from surface)

49
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Culture finding of Y pestis on blood/chocolate agar

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Dark brown colonies

50
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Yersinia pestis is Catalse and Oxidase

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Catalase +ve
Oxidase -ve

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Y. Pestis shows which fermentation

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Glucose, Maltose and Mannitol
Acid +, Gas -

52
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IMVIC Test result for Y pestis infection

53
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Serological tests for Y pestis

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Passive hemagglutination - antibodiy against F1

54
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Vaccine used for Y. Pestis

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Sokhey’s modification of Hoffkine vaccine
Recombinant F1V vaccine

55
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Sokhey’s modification of Hoffkine vaccine

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Given by s/c route
Formalin killed
Protects only against Bubonic plague
Protection for 6 months

56
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Recombinant F1V vaccine is used for

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Pre exposure prophylaxis

57
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Treatment of Plague

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Streptomycin
If CNS, lung, heart involvement - Fluoroquinolones

58
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Which scheme is used to classify Salmonella

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Kaufmann and white scheme

59
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Antigens of Salmonella

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O (Somatic)
H (Flagella)
Vi

60
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Which antigen of Salmonella is more immunogenic

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O (Somatic antigen)

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SomatiC
Slow reactions
Chalks granular clumps

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H (Flagella) antigen

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FLagella
Fast
Loose fluffy clumps

63
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Vi Antigen

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Envelops O antigen
Used for vaccination
Heat labile

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O antigen in Salmonella species

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Same for S. Typhi, Paratyphi A and Paratyphi B

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H (Flagella) antigen in Salmonella species

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Different In every species
Th (S. Typhi)
Ah (S. Paratyphi A)
Bh (S Paratyphi B)

66
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If H antigen lost then

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There will be loss of Flagella

67
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If O Antigen is lost then

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Smooth to rough variation - Loss of virulence

68
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Salmonella typhi causes

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Enteric fever or Typhoid fever

69
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Mode of transmission of S. Typhi

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Feco-oral route

70
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Pathogenesis of S. Typhi

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Enters intestine and binds to M cells - penetrates submucosa - Resist intracellular killing - mesenteric LN - via thoracic duct (1° bacteremia) - Organs - Again blood (2° bacteremia)

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Types of Carriers of Salmonella

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Shed bacilli in feces/urine
Convalescent Carrier (3 wk to 3 months)
Temporary Carrier ( 3 months to 1 year)
Chronic carrier (>1 year)

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Clinical features of Typhoid or Enteric fever

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SLeeP With FROSt
Step ladder pattern fever
Longitudinal ulcers (GIT)
Pea soup diarrhea
Fever with Bradycardia (Fagets sign)
Soft palpable spleen , liver
Rose spots (2nd-3rd wk) - fades on pressure
Wbc - relative lymphocytosis

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Best Diagnostic tests for diagnosis of Typhoid fever on basis of weeks

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BASU
wk 1 Blood culture
Wk 2 - Antibody (Widal test)
Wk 3 - Stool culture)
Wk 4 - urine culture

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Blood culture for diagnosis of Typhoid fever

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Bile broth or glucose broth can be used
Add SPS (Sodium Polyanethol sulfonate) to remove antibiotic effect

75
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Medium used for blood culture in Typhoid fever

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Castaneda medium

76
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Biologically false Widal test can be seen in

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Infectious mononucleosis
Malaria
SLE

77
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Antibody titres against O and H Antigen in Widal test

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O - >1:60
H - >1:180

78
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Principle of Widal test

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O antigen (same in all)
H antigen - ST, SPTa, SPTb
To Th Ah Bh
O-H-O-H
O - First appear
H - next appear
O - first disappear
H - last to disappear

79
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To Positive in

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S typhi
S Paratyphi A
S Paratyphi B
Early infection

80
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Th Antigen positive in

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S. Typhi
Late infection
Vaccine

81
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Ah positive in

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S Paratyphi A
Vaccine

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Bh Positive in

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Paratyphi B
Vaccine

83
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New test for Typhoid fever

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Typhidot
Dot blot test

84
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Enrichment media and Selective media are same for Salmonella and Shigella except

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Wilson and Blair media - best media for S. Typhi

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Colonies produced on Wilson and Blair media

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Jet black colonies

86
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IMVIC test for Salmonella

87
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Vaccines against Typhoid fever

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Live oral vaccine (Typhoral) - Ty21a
Vi vaccine (Typhim Vi) - Ty2 vaccine

88
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Salmonella gastroenteritis is caused by

A

Non typhoidal salmonella

89
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Most common cause of Salmonella gastroenteritis

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S. Typhimurium > S. Enteritidis

90
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Source and incubation period of Salmonella gastroenteritis

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Source - Food (meat, milk)
Incubation period - <24 hrs

91
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Clinical features of salmonella gastroenteritis

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Fever
Vomiting
Invasive Diarrhea

92
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Salmonella septicemia is caused by

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S. Choleraesius

93
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Motile organisms of Enterobacteriacea family

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E Coli
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Salmonella
Proteus
Yersinosis

94
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Lactose and Non lactose fermenters of Enterobacteriacea family

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Lactose fermenters - Ecoli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter
Non lactose fermenters - Shigella, Salmonella, Proteus, Yersinia

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