gram - rods enteric tract Flashcards

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1
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what are enterobacteriaceae located

A

facultative anaerobes in the normal flora of the LI

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2
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4 common things of enterobacteriaceae

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facultative anaerobes, ferment glucose, oxidase negative, convert nitrates to nitrites

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3
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enterobacteriaceae antigens

A

O, H, K

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4
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enterobacteriaceae endotoxin + or -

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+

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5
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o antigen is an antigenic component of

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LPS

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6
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H antigen is an antigenic component on _____

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flagellated organisms

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7
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K polysaccharide antigen is aka

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capsular antigen

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8
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quellung rxn is with this antigen

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k polysaccharide

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9
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what is K polysaccharide in

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encapsulated organisms

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10
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Vi antigen causes this

A

typhoid fever

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11
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most important advances of public health in 20th century

A

disinfection of public water

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12
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e coli above ___ is unacceptable in fecal contamination

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4dL

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13
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MCC urinary tract infections and gram - rod sepsis

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e coli

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14
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what dis can e coli cause

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UTI, sepsis, neonatal meningitis, watery diarrhea, bloody diarrhea

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15
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“travlers diarrhea”

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watery

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16
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MCC travelers diarrhea

A

etec- enterotoxin e coli

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17
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HUS is mediated by this toxin

A

shiga

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18
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EHEC? serotype? acquired where?

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enterohemorrhagic e coli
O157
acquired in undercooked beef

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19
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e coli characteristics

A

straight gram - rod
ferments lactose
OHK antigen

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20
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most abundant faculative anaerobe in colon and feces

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e coli

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21
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O55 and O111 cause this

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neonatal diarrhea

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22
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intestinal tract infection of e coli

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pili attach to jejunum and ileum and make enterotoxins

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23
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2 enterotoxins in e coli

A

heat liable toxin (HT)

heat stable toxin (ST)

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24
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LT stimulates this

A

adenyl cyclase which inc cAMP and causes watery diarrhea

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25
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tell me about enterotoxin strains of e coli (ETEC)

A

dont cause inflammation
dont invade intestinal mucosa
cause watery nonbloody diarrhea

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26
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what do shiga toxin producing e coli (STEC) and EHECdo

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invade epithelium of LI and cause bloody diarrhea (dysentery) and inflammatory cells (neutrophils) in stool

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27
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where are shiga toxin producing e coli (STEC) and EHEC found

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undercooked meats and petting zoos

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28
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shiga toxin producing e coli (STEC) and EHEC serologic strains

A

o157:H7

29
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HUS has ____ diarrhea

A

bloody

30
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HUS consists of…

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hemolytic anemia, Thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure

31
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cranberry juice does what

A

inhibits binding of pili to pyelonephritis associated pili receotors (PAP)

32
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pathogenesis of systemic infection e coli

A

capsule and endotoxin

33
Q

what diseases does salmonella cause

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enterocolitis, enteric fevers like typhoid fever, septicemia like osteomyelitis

34
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salmonella antigens

A

O (groups A-I) H (1 and 2) Vi

35
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properties of salmonella

A

gram - rod
dont ferment lactose
hydrogen sulfide

36
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categories of salmonella

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typhoidal and nontyphoidal

37
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tyhoidal species of salmonella

A

s typhi and s paratyphi

38
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nontyphoidal species

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s enterica

39
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transmission salmonella

A

ingesting food/water contaiminated by human wastes

40
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MC species of salmonella to cause entercolitis across the US

A

salmonella typhimurium

41
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enterocolitis?

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invasions of epithelial and subepithelial tissue of small and LI

42
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salmonella typhimurium is medited by

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invasins

43
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antacids inc chance of infection in

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enterocolitis

44
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enterocolitis trmt

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self limited, hydration

45
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typhoid/enteric fevers transmission in salmonella

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humans

46
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typhoid/enteric fevers in salmonella. where are infections

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start in SI, few GI sx, organisms enter phagocytes in peyers patches and are carried to other organisms–> bacteremia
typhpoid toxins made in infected cells

47
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what happens if bacteria gets in GB in typhoid/enteric fevers in salmonella

A

carrier state

48
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typhoid/enteric fevers in salmonella trmt

A

ceftriaxone or cipro

49
Q

s typhi vaccines

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conjugate- have Vi capsular polysaccharide; give IM

live attenuated- given orally

50
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enterocolitis caused by shigella is AKA

A

shigellosis or bacillary dysentery

51
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dysnetery?

A

bloody darrhea

52
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ingestion of ___ can cause shigella

A

100 orgs

53
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shigella properites

A

gram - rod
nonlactose fermenting
o antigen (a, b,c,d)

54
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how to distinguish shigella from salmonella

A

no gas from fermentation of glucose
dont make H2S
nonmotile

55
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animal reservioir in shigellosis?

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no

56
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transmission shigellosis?

A

fecal oral

57
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prolonged carrier state in shigella?

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none

58
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diarrhea type in shigella?

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bloody

59
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shigella pathogenesis

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shiga toxin invades distal ileum and colon causing bloody diarrhea

60
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trmt shigellosis

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main: fluid and electrolyte replacement

atb if severe

61
Q

vaccine shigellosis

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none

62
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hallmark of cholera

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watery diarrhea in large volumes, rice water stool

63
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cholera toxin

A

cholera toxin

64
Q

ask pt about travel in ____

A

cholera

65
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vibrio properties

A

gram - rod
comma shaped
O1 and O139

66
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cholera transmission

A

fecal contamination

67
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cholera main reserviors

A

marine shellfish, shrimp, oysters

68
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trmt cholera

A

rehydration

azithromycin

69
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cholera prevention med

A

totracycline