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Characteristic appearance of E. coli in EMB?

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Metallic green sheen

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Special mediums used for gram negative enterics?

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EMB
MacConkey
Lactose vs Non lactose fermenters

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Lactose fermenters?

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maCconKEE
Citrobacter
Kleb
Enterobacter
E. coli
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Habitat of E. coli?

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Human colon

Colonize vagina and urethra

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Most common cause of community acquired UTI in the Philippines (underdeveloped countries)?
Also the most common cause of gram negative sepsis?

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E. coli

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Transmission of E. coli is via?

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UTI - ascending
Neonatal men - birth
Diarrhea - fecal oral

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Top three causes of neonatal meningitis?

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GEL
GBS
E. coli
Listeria

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Which E. coli strain causes watery diarrhea also known as traveler’s diarrhea?

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ETEC

T - Toxigenic - Travelers

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What causes watery stools in travelers diarrhea?

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Pili + HST and HLT (cholera-like)
Inhibit Na reabsorption
Increase Cl and HCO3 secretion
TX: Hydrate!!

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Which E. coli strain causes bloody diarrhea?

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EHEC

H - Hemorrhagic - HUS

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EHEC strain that causes HUS?

Anemia. Thrombocytopenia. Renal failure

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E. coli O157:H7

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Virulence factor responsible for bloody diarrhea and HUS?

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Shiga like verotoxin

Inhibit 60s - no protein synthesis - cell death

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Strain of E. coli that also causes bloody diarrhea due to invasion of epithelial cells with fever and CRAMPY abdominal pain?

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EIEC
Invasive
Same toxin as shigella

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Strain of E. coli that causes watery diarrhea of long duration in developing countries?

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EPEC

P Pathogenic Pedia Philippines

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Strain of E. coli that cause watery diarrhea in the immunocompromised?

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EAEC

A Adherent AIDS

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DOC for E. coli meningitis and sepsis? UTI?

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Men and sepsis - Ceftriaxone

UTI - Ampicillin

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Top three causes of gram negative sepsis

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EK
E. coli
Kleb

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Urease positive, with ESBL that cause nosocomial pneumonia in alcoholics?

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Characteristic sputum of Kleb pneumonia?

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Currant jelly sputum

Intussusception

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Antigens present in Kleb?

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Only K antigen (Kapsule)

No H antigen - nonmotile

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Gram negative enteric that causes rice water stools?

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Vibrio cholerae

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Toxin responsible for watery stools in cholera?

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Choleragen - ADP ribosylation
Inhibit Na reabsorption
Increase Cl and HCO3 secretion

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Characteristic shape and motility of Vibrio cholerae?

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Comma shaped
Shooting star motility
(Trichomonas falling leaf, Proteus swarming, Listeria tumbling)

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What special medium is used to culture Vibrio cholerae?

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TCBS

Thiosulfate Citrate Bile salts Sucrose

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Habitat of Vibrio cholerae?

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Colon

Transmitte fecal oral by ingestion of fecal contaminated water

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Species of Vibrio in raw seafood and in seafood handlers?

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Raw - V. parahemolyticus

Handlers - V. vulnificus

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DOC for cholera?

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Tetracycline

Fluid replacement

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DOC for v. parahemolyticus and vulnificans?

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Minocycline

FQ

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MCC of bacterial diarrhea overall?

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Campylobacter jejuni

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MCC of adult diarrhea? Pedia diarrhea?

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Adult - Norwalk virus

Pedia - Rotavirus

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Special medium for Campylobacter jejuni?

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Campy’s agar

Skirrows agar

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Habitat of Campylobacter jejuni and transmission?

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In animals (poultry)
Fecal oral, drinking contaminated water or unpasteurized milk
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Characteristic stools in Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis?

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Watery, foul smelling, bloody

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Two diseases associated with Campylobacter jejuni?

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Guillain Barre
Reactive arthritis (Reiter’s) can’t pee can’t see can’t climb a tree
Urethritis uveitis arthritis

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DOC for Campylobacter?

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Supportive

Erythromycin only in severe

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Urease positive gram negative enteric that is the MCC of duodenal ulcers and second MCC of gastric ulcers?

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Helicobacter pylori

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What are urease positive bacteria?

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PKHU Particular kinds have urease
Proteus
Kleb
H. pylori
Ureaplasma
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Pathogenesis of H. pylori?

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Urease converts urea to ammonia, neutralize gastric acid to facilitate invasion

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Tests done to detect H. pylori?

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Urea breath test
Stool antigen
EGD with biopsy

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Complications of PUD?

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Bleeding
Perforation - left gastric if lesser curvature, GD if duodenal ulcer
Obstruction

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Triple therapy of H. pylori?

Quadruple?

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ACO
Amox, clarith, omep
OBMT
Omep, bismuth, metro, tetra

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TSI Agar is used to check for H2S production. What is the appearance of Salmonella cultures?

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H2S producer!

vs Ecoli, acid slant and butt with gas but no H2S

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Special medium used for Salmonella?

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XLD

Xylose lysine deoxycholate

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Obsolete test to check for antibodies against Salmonella in the serum? What is used today?

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Widal test

Salmonella typhi IgM test

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Transmission of Salmonella is via?

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Fecal oral route

Ingestion of uncooked eggs

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Most impt virulence factor that causes typhoid fever?

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Capsular Vi (virulence) antigen

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Chronic carrier states of typhoid invade what organ?

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Gallbladder

Salmonella in bile, excreted in stool

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Definition of stepwise fever seen in typhoid week 1

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Pulse fever disproportion

No inc in HR by 10 with 1 degree inc in temp

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Culture source during week 1, 2, 3?

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BUS

1 Blood 2 Urine 3 Stool

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Rose spots appear during what week?

Ileitis?

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Rose spots week 2 only in fair skinned people salmon colored

Ileitis (invade peyers) week 3

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Dissemination of Salmonella affects what organs?

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Bone, lung, brain

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Population more prone to salmonella sepsis or osteomyelitis?

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Sickle cell
Asplenic

Salmonella choleraesius

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Species of Salmonella that cause GE?

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S. enteritidis and typhimurium
Low virulence
More prone: antacid users and post gastrectomy

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DOC of Salmonella?

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Ciprofloxacin
Ceftriaxone

Vaccines?

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Shigella cultured in what agar?

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XLD
Xylose lysine deoxycholate
Salmonella Shigella agar

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Shigella transmission via?

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Four F’s

Fingers. Food. Feces. Flies.

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Shigella invades what part of the GIT?

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Distal ileum

Colon

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Shigella species that causes bacillary dysentery?

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Shigella sonnei
Duval bodies (Group D)
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Shigella species that causes the MOST SEVERE form of bacillary dysentery?

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Shigella dysenteriae type I

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Treatment for shigella dysentery?

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Supportive
Resolves after 2-3 days
Ciproflox if severe

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Urease positive gram negative enteric that causes struvite stones?

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Proteus

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Proteus has what type of motility?

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Swarming

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Composition of struvite stones?

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MAP
Magnesium ammonium phosphate
Urease converts urea to ammonia, alkalinizing the urine forming stones

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DOC for Proteus?

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TMP SMX
Ampicillin
If too large, surgically remove stone

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Obligate aerobe Pseudomonas exhibit what pigment and odor?

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Pyocyanin (blue green pigment) - damages the cilia

Fruity grapelike odor

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MCC of ventilator acquired pneumonia?

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Pseudomonas

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What structural lung lesions predispose to Pseudomonas pneumonia?

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Bronchiectasis

Cystic fibrosis

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Pseudomonas causes what in diabetics?

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Foot ulcers

Mastoid bone infection

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Pseudomonas is the MCC of this ear infection?

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Otitis externa

CSOM

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Osteomyelitis secondary to Pseudomonas by IV drug users affect what bone?

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Vertebrae (Pubis)

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Mild form of typhoid fever caused by Pseudomonas?

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Shanghai fever

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Suitable combination for treatment of Pseudomonas?

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Antipseudomonal drug + Aminoglycoside

Piperacillin/Ceftaz + Amikacin

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Drug given to Pseudomonas if refractory to other drugs?

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Rifampin

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Anaerobic gram negative enteric that causes abscess and peritonitis secondary to bowel trauma or perforation during surgery?

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Bacteroides fragilis
ABC Anaerobes
Actinomyces, Bacteroides, Clostridium

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DOC for bacteroides?

A

Clinda, Metro, Cefoxitin

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