ID Diarrhea Flashcards
watery diarrhea, vomiting, mid-upperabdominal pain, little fever, large volume
small bowel
Labs-peripheral WBC normal, stool few cells
Cx- dehydration
Dysentery (mucus/bloody stools), small volume, lower abd cramps, fever usual, vomiting uncommon
COLON
Stool - WBCs, RBCs
peripheral WBC increased
Cx bacteremia, metastatic infection
watery diarrhea causative bacteria
Eneterotoxigenic E Coli;
Vibrio Cholerae
watery diarrhea causative viruses
Rotavirus
Norovirus
(Adeno, astro, calci)
watery diarrhea causative parasites
Giardia
Crptosporidium
watery diarrhea causative - Preformed toxins
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium Perfringens
watery diarrhea, MC cause of travellers diarrhea
E coli
watery diarrhea, Haiti, voluminous (rice water) drh
Vibrio cholera
watery diarrhea, day care centers, nosocomial Oct-Apr, PROMINENT VOMITING
Rotavirus
<2yo IP: 2-4 days
watery diarrhea, MC gastroenteritis in school age children
Norovirus IP 1-2 days
watery diarrhea, epidemics (schools, cruise ships, restaurants, institutions)
Norovirus
watery diarrhea, shellfish and salad, Vomiting Prominent
Norovirus
watery diarrhea, winter vomiting disease; seasonal -
Norovirus
watery diarrhea in older children and adults
Norovirus
watery diarrhea, wilderness, summer,
GIARDIA
may cause asymptomatic infection
watery diarrhea, flatulence, foul smelling stools
GIARDIA may cause watery drh
watery diarrhea, prolonged infection with soft stops, weight loss; foreign travel/ day care
GIARDIA
watery diarrhea, swimming, summer
cryptosporidium IP 5- 14 days