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Gram Negative Pathogens Part 2 (Enterics cont) Flashcards

1
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What virulence factors allow Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) to produce watery diarrhea?

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Enteroaggregative Fimbriae (EAF) pilus allowing tight adherence

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What kind of diarrhea does EPEC produce?

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Watery diarrhea with:
Vomiting
Fever in infants

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Diarrhea in infants is most likely linked with what kind of E. coli?

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Enteropathogenic E. coli

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What virulence factors allow Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) to produce watery diarrhea?

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Colonization Factor A (CFA) pilus
LT and/or ST exotoxin

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What kind of E. coli usually produces Traveler’s diarrhea (Montezuma’s revenge)?

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli

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What kind of E. coli usually produces diarrhea in children aged 5 years old and below?

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli

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What kind of diarrhea does ETEC produce?

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Watery diarrhea

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What virulence factors allow Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) to produce bloody diarrhea?

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CFA pilus
Capsule
Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) (cytotoxic effects on host cells)

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What type of diarrhea does EHEC produce?

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Bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis) without fever or pus; may be associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome (hemolytic anemia, acute kidney injury, and thrombocytopenia)

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This kind of bloody diarrhea has been linked to infected meat products prompting suspicion for cattle reservoir.

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EHEC induced bloody diarrhea

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What virulence factors allow Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) to produce bloody diarrhea?

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Small amount of Shiga toxin allowing invasion of the intestinal mucosal epithelial cells

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What type of diarrhea does EIEC produce?

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Bloody diarrhea with pus and WBC in stool; associated with fever

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This type of E. coli produces bloody diarrhea with pus and WBC in stool which may be associated with fever.

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Enteroinvasive E. coli

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This type of E. coli produces blood diarrhea without fever or pus and may be associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome.

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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

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This type of diarrhea is common in children in developing countries.

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Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) - induced bloody diarrhea

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This type of E. coli produces acute or chronic diarrhea (>14 days)

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Enteroaggregative E. coli

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What virulence factors allow Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) to produce bloody diarrhea?

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Exotoxin (ST), enterotoxin, and hemolysin

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This type of E. coli usually causes food borne diarrhea in developed countries and causes the cases of diarrhea developing countries.

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Enteroaggregative E coli.

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae appears as slender rods in young cultures and cocco-bacillus when mature.

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False. Slender rods when mature; cocco-bacillus when young

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae may be aerobes or facultative anaerobe.

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True.

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae can ferment glucose.

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True.

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae can ferment lactose.

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False. Cannot ferment lactose

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae can produce hydrogen sulfide.

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False. Cannot produce hydrogen sulfide

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae can produce gas but rarely.

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True

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T/F. Shigella dysenteriae has A/K/G+-/HS-

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True. Can ferment glucose but not fructose, some produces gas, but cannot produce hydrogen sulfide

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What are the virulence factors associated with Shigella dysenteriae?

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Low infectious dose
Shiga toxin

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This microorganism has a very low infectious dose at just 10^2 cells.

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Shigella dysenteriae

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What type of diarrhea does Shigella dysenteriae produce?

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Bloody diarrhea with mucus and pus production associated with fever and abdominal pain.

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Treatment for Shigella dysenteriae infection

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No anti-diarrheal drugs (treatment limited to fluid replacement therapy)
Oral fluid replacement
IV fluid
Antibiotics for severe infections

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30
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T/F. Salmonella are often commensal but can be pathogenic.

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True

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What are the three presentation of Salmonella infection?

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enteritis, enteric fever, and systemic infections

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Transmission of Salmonella is primarily via:

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contaminated water and contaminated food or animal products

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T/F. Salmonella appears rod shaped.

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True.

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T/F. Salmonella is anaerobic bacterium.

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False. Facultative anaerobic bacterium.

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T/F. Salmonella can ferment lactose but not sucrose.

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False. Cannot ferment both

36
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T/F. Salmonella cannot produce hydrogen sulfide.

37
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T/F. Salmonella can produce gas.

38
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T/F. Salmonella is A/K/G+/S+

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True. Can ferment glucose only; produces gas; produces H2S

39
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What are the virulence factors associated with Salmonella?

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Capsule (Vi antigen)
Motile
Siderophores

40
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T/F. Salmonella is a motile organism

41
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Salmonella capsule is in the form of?

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Vi antigen

42
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This microorganism causes typhoid (enteric) fever characterized by fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on chest and abdomen.

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Salmonella

43
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This presentation of Salmonella infection is characterized by fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on chest and abdomen.

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Typhoid enteric fever

44
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This microorganism causes enterocolitis characterized by nausea, headache, vomiting, watery diarrhea (some may contain mucous or blood), abdominal cramping, and fever.

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Salmonella

45
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This presentation of Salmonella infection is characterized by nausea, headache, vomiting, watery diarrhea (some may contain mucous or blood), abdominal cramping, and fever.

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Enterocolitis

46
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What are the clinical presentations of Salmonella infection?

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Typhoid enteric fever
Enterocolitis
Carrier state - infected hosts become carrier of the organism and proliferate again
Sepsis

47
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What is the treatment for Salmonella induced typhoid fever?

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Ciprofloxacin/ceftriaxone

48
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What is the treatment for Salmonella induced enterocolitis?

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fluid and electrolyte replacement

49
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T/F. Klebsiella is capsulated and motile.

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False. Capsulated but not motile

50
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This microorganism produces pneumonia associated with production of currant jelly sputum characterized by a dark reddish to brownish appearance.

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Klebsiella

51
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Clinical presentation of Klebsiella infection

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UTI
Pneumonia with currant jelly sputum
associated with high mortality rate

52
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Treatment for Klebsiella

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Cephalosporin
Ciprofloxacin

53
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T/F. Proteus mirabilis is a non-motile organism.

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False. Motile organism

54
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This microorganism produces UTI associated with production of alkaline urine which promotes stone formation.

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Proteus mirabilis

55
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Clinical presentation of P. mirabilis infection

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UTI with alkaline urine
Sepsis

56
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This microorganism is a part of the normal gut flora and is characterized by swarming in culture.

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P. mirabilis

57
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Treatment for P. mirabilis infection

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Ampicillin
TMP-SMX

58
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T/F. Enterobacter spp. are capsulated and non motile.

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False. Capsulated and motile.

59
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This bacterium is implicated in Healthcare Associated Infections causing pneumonia, UTI, and characteristically wound and device infections.

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Enterobacter spp. and Serratia marcescens

60
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This bacterium is part of the skin and gut microflora and is commonly found in environment and food.

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Enterobacter spp.

61
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This bacterium is multi-drug resistant notably B-lactamase resistant which is a trait encoded by the ampC gene.

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Enterobacter spp.

62
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What is the only treatment available for Enterobacter spp. infections?

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Carbapenem

63
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This bacterium is characterized by varied ways of transmission and a red-pigmented colonies in culture.

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Serratia marcescens.

64
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This bacterium causes similar diseases as ETEC but in more severe form.

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Vibrio cholerae

65
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What is the usual route of infection of V. cholera?

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Fecal-oral route (usually contaminated water)

66
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T/F. V. cholerae is a motile organism.

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True. Allowed by the presence of a polar flagellum

67
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What is the shape of V. cholerae?

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Comma-shaped, curved rods

68
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T/F. V. cholerae is anaerobic organism.

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False. Aerobic

69
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T/F. V. cholerae can ferment sucrose.

70
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T/F. V. cholerae is a halophilic organism.

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True. Requires 0.5-4.5% NaCl

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T/F. V. cholerae grows optimally in low pH.

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False. grows optimally at pH 8.5-9.5

72
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What are the virulence factors associated V. cholerae?

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Fimbriae
Choleragen toxin (AB toxin)

73
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The choleragen toxin of V. cholerae is in the form of?

A

AB toxin

A subunit - activates G-protein
B subunit - binds to GM1 ganglioside

74
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This organism causes watery diarrhea characterized by rapid fluid loss (1L/hr) and no pus.

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V. cholorae

75
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Treatment for V. choloerae infection.

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Fluid and electrolyte replacement
Doxycycline
Fluoroquinolone

76
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What medium is usually used to detect V. cholerae?

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Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose (TCBS) agar in conjunction with microscopy

77
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This bacterium characteristically produces duodenal and stomach ulcers.

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Helicobacter pylori

78
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What is the shape of H. pylori?

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Spiral or curved rods

79
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T/F. H pylori is a motile organism.

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True. Allowed by a single or tuffs of polar flagella

80
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T/F. H pylori is aerophilic.

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False. Microaerophilic

81
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This organism characteristically has a relatively longer incubation period at 14 days.

82
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T/F. H pylori is catalase positive, oxidase negative and urease positive.

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False. catalase positive, oxidase positive, and urease positive.

83
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What medium is usually used to isolate H. pylori?

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medium enrich with blood, e.g., chocolate agar

84
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Virulence factors associated with H. pylori

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Adhesion factors
Mucinase, and phospholipase for tissue damage

85
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Treatment for H. pylori.

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Bismuth,
Metronidazole
Proton pump inhibitors
Tetracycline
Clarithromycin
Amoxicillin

86
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What medium is usually used to detect Shigella dysenteriae?

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MAC or EMB, HE, and XLD (for differential and selective growth of Gram negative rods)

87
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What medium is usually used to detect Salmonella?

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MAC or EMB, HE, and XLD (for differential and selective growth of Gram negative rods)

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