IDIT 3 Flashcards
P. aeruginosa
Exotoxin A, Exoenzyme S (ADP-ribostransferase), type 3 secretions, and a capsule
Loves water and has 2 pigments
Vibrio general
Alkaline media and curved
V. Cholerae
Rice water stool
ADP ribosylation and adenylate cyclase stays active, can lead to shock and acidosis
V. parahaemolyticus
Needs salt for growth
Undercooked seafood
Explosive watery diarrhea mostly in Japan
V. vulnificus
Contaminated seawater and from raw oysters
High death if liver disease and no Abx
C. jejuni
Highly motile, many hosts
Microaerophilic
Bloody, mucopurulent diarrhea, with Abd Cramps
H. pylori
Toxin VacA, CagA with type 4 secretions
IL-8 release
E. Coli
Travelers diarrhea
K antigen
Most common for UTI/Sepsis/meningitis
S. dysenteriae
Cannot ferment mannitol
Actin rockets
Bloody diarrhea with pus and mucus
Type 3 secretions
S. Flexneri
Actin rockets
Bloody diarrhea with pus and mucus
Type 3 secretions
Shigellosis
S. boydii
Same as the other shigellas
S. sonnei
Does not produce gas
Bloody diarrhea with pus and mucus
Type 3 secretions
Shigellosis
Salmonella Typhi
Does not produce hydrogen sulfide Vi antigen, capsule, lps and can reach lamina propria SPI1 for invasion, SPI2 in macrophages Type 3 secretion Gallbladder resevoir
Salmonella enteritidis
Same as typhi but produces gas and makes gastroenteritis and do not use Abx
Gallbladder resevoir
Salmonella chole and dublin
Same as typhi except it does produce gas and septicemia
Gallbladder resevoir